09年 新宿西早稲田の天祖神社のお神輿
天祖神社
In just over two weeks I will be back in Japan. I won’t get to visit my old stomping grounds near Waseda University until August, but when pics like the one above come up as my desktop image of the day I feel 懐かしい.
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Posts tagged shinto
Yakudoshi (厄年) @ Hie Jinja (日枝神社)
Hie Shrine in the middle of Tokyo is one of the stranger Shinto shrines in Japan in my opinion. For one, you can take an escalator to get to it. Another is the contrast between the shrine and the skyscrapers around it. (Notice the 38-story Prudential Tower in the upper left.)
Today’s photo features a curious bit of superstition, not uncommon at Japanese shrines and temples. The sign board in the lower right portion of the pic tells you whether this will be a bad year for you based on the year you were born. Males and females have different unlucky years according to this “yakudoshi.”
Suwa Jinja
諏訪神社
Shrines in Japan are typically closed. Sure you can visit them, walk around the grounds, and make an offering at any hour of any day. However, the walls come down during a festival for performances and the like. Such is the case at the Suwa Jinja Matsuri in Shinjuku each August when visitors can get a rare glimpse at the simple and elegant stage behind the wooden walls.
Little Japanese Girl
Japanese girl in kimono at shrine – 1950s – Kokura (Kitakyushu), Japan
Another photo today from my father’s collection of slides… If this beautiful, little girl is still alive today (2013) she is about 62-years old.
Shinto rope
Shinto shrine
I’m not sure the exact location of this jinja as I’ve never been there. Today’s random photo was taken by either my son or daughter when they were being toured around the Kanazawa area courtesy of the generous Maki San.
That’s some serious Shinto rope (shimenawa) on this shrine.
Musashi Mitake Jinja (武蔵御嶽神社)
Just over three years ago we climbed Mt. Mitake, and like most mountains in Japan there was a Shinto shrine at the top. Late November is a great time of year to make this day trip from Tokyo as the colors are spectacular, and you can usually see farthest in Japan in autumn and winter when the humidity is low.