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Wedding procession at the Meiji shrine in Tokyo. The two men are kannushi and the women behind them are mikos. Then, under a red parasol, come the bride and groom. The woman adjusting the bride's dress is not one of the guests but a part of the service personnel, there to see that everything runs smoothly (hence why she is dressed much more demurely than the rest of the people).
The white hood of the bride is called a watabōshi (綿帽子), while she is dressed in a shiromuku (白無垢), a white over-kimono, denoting purity. The man is wearing is wearing the typical male dress for traditional formal occasions: a jacket called a haori (羽織) and hakama (袴), trousers you can see in circumstances like these, but also on some performers of Japanese martial arts such as kendo and iaidō.
Kannushi (神主 - also known as shinshoku, 神職) is someone who performs holy rites at and look after a Shinto shrine - kind of a Shinto shrine priest. To become one you have to study at an approved university or pass an exam - their position is usually inherited by their children (and although men are most common, women can become kannushi too). The head-gear they are wearing is an eboshi (烏帽子) and their white robes are knon as jōe (浄衣 - lit. clean clothes). They clothes actually hold no real symbolic significance, but reflects old court clothes. The stick, or baton, both men are holding is a shaku (笏), originally a part of a the formal dress of a nobleman.
A miko (巫女) is a young woman working at a Shinto shrine. The role has ancient traditions and in the beginning she was most likely a shaman but in modern Shinto her role is more institutionalized and includes doing ritual dances, participating in rituals, like weddings, but also more mundane tasks as selling talismans and souvenirs. Their traditional clothes include a red hakama (or sometimes a skirt), a white haori (kimono jacket) and red and/or white hair ornaments.
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I was a shrine maiden in the New Year. I enjoyed it very much.
A great new shrine this year is the Mishima Shrine in WQNC SIM.
It's a very photogenic sim, so come and have a look!
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The Honden (本殿, main shrine) of Shintoism is always built to be hidden by Haiden (拝殿, prayer hall) as the former is considered as the private space for a god while the latter is for the public reception. Honden of Nishina Shinmeiguu in the left is attached with Chuumon (中門, inner gate) in the right.
These two wooden structures are registered as a National Treasure (国宝), the highest category of the heritage conservation scheme at the national level.
The shrine is built in the Shinmei-zukuri (神明造) style that is identical to the Ise Shrine. The architectural style preserves the autochthonous architectural tradition of Japan before receiving the influence of Buddhist architecture from China and Korea.
Old conifer trees surrounding the shrine complex also look impressive and mystic.
Aoso Shrine is the small local shinto shrine deep in the forest.
It was founded in 852 AD.
I saw many people coming on New Year's Day.
I introduce some shots.
青麻神社（あおそじんじゃ）は深い森の中にあるこの地方の小さな神社です。
紀元852年の創建です。
元旦に多くの方がお参りにいらっしゃるのに出合いました。
何枚かの写真を紹介します。
場所は以下です。
Location is below.
Standing on Itsukushima Shrine one is surrounded by Shinto and Buddhist Shrines dating back centuries. This view shows the proximity of Gomado Hall, part of the Daiganji Temple.
Shinto wedding, Tokyo – Japan
Shinto wedding ceremony at Meiji Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Tokyo – Japan
A Shinto wedding ceremony involving priests, family and guests, featuring processions in kimonos.
Yasaka Shrine (Yasaka Jinja, 八坂神社), nestled in Kyoto’s historic Gion district, is a cornerstone of Japan’s cultural and spiritual heritage. Founded in 656 AD and affectionately called Gion-san, it enshrines Susano’o no Mikoto (deity of storms), his wife Kushiinada-hime, and their eight children. The shrine’s iconic two-story rōmon gate, painted in vermilion, welcomes visitors to its grounds, which blend Shinto simplicity with Gion-zukuri architecture.
Famed for hosting July’s Gion Matsuri—a vibrant festival featuring parades, floats, and geisha performances—the shrine also boasts a lantern-adorned main hall and subsidiary shrines dedicated to love and beauty. Seasonal charm peaks in spring with cherry blossoms at nearby Maruyama Park and in autumn with fiery foliage. Year-round, visitors partake in rituals like tying ema wishes or soaking in the serene ambiance, embodying Yasaka’s role as both spiritual sanctuary and cultural heart.
Gion, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan
El Santuario Heian (平安神宫 Heian-Jingu) es un Santuario shinto situado en la ciudad de Kioto, Japón. El Torii antes de la entrada principal es uno de los más grandes en Japón, y el edificio principal (社殿, shaden) fue diseñado para imitar el Palacio Imperial de Kioto.
Sus jardines, que son un remanso de paz, salieron en la película Lost in Translation.
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The Heian-jingu Shrine (平安神宮, Heian-jingū) is a Shinto shrine located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The Shrine is ranked as a Beppyō Jinja (別表神社) (the top rank for shrines) by the Association of Shinto Shrines. It is listed as an important cultural property of Japan.
Its gardens, which are a haven of peace, were featured in the film Lost in Translation.
Shinto ritual purification
Shinto priests at a temizuya at Fushimi Inari-taisha Shinto Shrine to Inari, the god of rice, Kyoto, Japan. The temizuya consists of a water basin to perform "misogi," a ritual that involves rinsing the hands and mouth with water, symbolizing the purification of the body and mind before visiting the deity.
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Shinto shrines are places of worship and the dwellings of the kami, the Shinto gods. This is the worship hall (haiden) of Kami Ichinomiya Oawa Shrine, dedicated to Ogetsuhime, the god of grains, in particular Awa millet (foxtail millet, Setaria italica). Ichinomiya means 'first shrine' and is a Japanese historical term referring to the Shinto shrines with the highest shrine rank in a province or prefecture. Kamiyama, Shikoku Island, Japan.