Japanese officials "taking appropriate action" after viral Assassin's Creed Shadows video shows destruction of their shrine: "If they had asked us, we would have refused"
Officials of the Itate Hyozu Shrine in Japan are "taking action" against Assassin's Creed Shadows after a video circulated ...
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Insider’s Guide to Shintō Shrines
Through images and words, this series offers information and insights that will challenge your preconceptions and make your own shrine visit that much more meaningful. Insider’s Guide to Shintō ...
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In secular Japan, what draws so many to temples and shrines? Stamp collecting and tradition
Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto shrines. She performs the prescribed rituals — cleansing her hands, ringing a bell, bowing and clapping. But her main purpose is getting a ...
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Ubisoft in Hot Water as 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' Angers Japanese Shrine Officials—But Why?
Ubisoft faces backlash after a sacred Japanese shrine in "Assassin's Creed Shadows" is shown being destroyed. For officials, this doesn't just sit right.
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Okayama: Divine Beings Up Close
Shinto shrines venerate unique gods and Buddhist ... A shrine in Akaiwa City that worships a god that heals foot injuries and illnesses. Inside the main hall you can see offerings of sickles ...
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Shrine workers protest Shinto body’s anti-LGBT pamphlet
The Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership was formed in 1969 as an affiliate of the Association of Shinto Shrines, an influential group representing about 80,000 shrines nationwide.
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The Dragon: Deity of Water, Protector of the Capital
In Shinto, the water deity appears in various guises at shrines. In Buddhism, dragons ward off fires, bring the virtuous rain of Dharma, and often adorn the ceilings of lecture halls at Zen temples.