1. ISF Total Today( Yesterday Japanese here. English here. Copyright© 2003, ISF all rights reserved. http://www.shinto.org/

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2. The Shinto Online Network Association A site from Jinja Online Network League. http://www.jinja.or.jp/english/

Shinto Online Network Association Japanese Site...here Italian Site...here What is Shinto? Civilization of The Divine Forest The Shinto Mailing List since Mar. 2000 !! What is "Shinto Online Network Association'? We are a non-profit volunteer organisation with the objective of publicising Japanese tradition and a correct understanding of the Shinto religion. Our organisation is run by volunteer Shinto priests affiliated to Jinja Honcho (The Association of Shinto Shrines). There is no direct link, however, between this organisation and Jinja Honcho. International Liason Officer Timothy Takemoto Sorry, but a Javascript-enabled browser is required to email me.

3. Shinto & Buddhism: Wellsprings Of Japanese Spirituality shinto Buddhism Wellsprings of Japanese Spirituality. Article written by Paul Watt for the Asia Society's Focus on Asian Studies, Vol. II, No. 1, Asian Religions, pp. 2123, Fall 1982. Copyright http://www.askasia.org/frclasrm/readings/r000009.htm

Wellsprings of Japanese Spirituality Article written by Paul Watt for the Asia Society's Focus on Asian Studies, Vol. II, No. 1, Asian Religions AskAsia The Japanese religious tradition is rich and complex, encompassing within it both complementary and contradictory trends in religious thought and practice with an ease that may occasionally puzzle the Western observer. At the very heart of the tradition stand Shinto, the indigenous religion of Japan, and Buddhism, the Indian religion that reached Japan in the sixth through eighth centuries A.D. from Korea and China. Throughout the long course of Japanese history, it has been these two religions that have contributed most to the Japanese understanding of themselves and their world. Shinto Shinto was the earliest Japanese religion, its obscure beginnings dating back at least to the middle of the first millennium B.C. Until approximately the sixth century A.D., when the Japanese began a period of rapid adoption of continental civilization, it existed as an amorphous mix of nature worship, fertility cults, divination techniques, hero worship, and shamanism. Unlike Buddhism, Christianity, or Islam, it had no founder and it did not develop sacred scriptures, an explicit religious philosophy, or a specific moral code. Indeed, so unself-conscious were the early Japanese about their religious life that they had no single term by which they could refer to it. The word Shinto , or "the Way of the kami (gods or spirits)," came into use only after the sixth century, when the Japanese sought to distinguish their own tradition from the foreign religions of Buddhism and Confucianism that they were then encountering. Thus, in its origins, Shinto was the religion of a pristine people who, above all, were sensitive to the spiritual forces that pervaded the world of nature in which they lived. As one ancient chronicle reports: in their world myriad spirits shone like fireflies and every tree and bush could speak.

4. Shinto About shinto, Japan's native religion because shinto is deeply rooted in the Japanese people and traditions. " shinto gods" are called kami shinto priests perform shinto rituals and often live on the shrine grounds http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2056.html

Religion Shinto Search this site Sponsored Links Club Tocoo! Affordable hotels Hotels, ryokan and minshuku from 1250 Yen per night. Private Tours, English-speaking Guide, Transportation, etc. add link Related Pages Religion History Travel Shrine ... Sumo Navigate japan-guide.com Travel Living Essentials Immigration ... Home japan-guide.com newsletter Our newsletter keeps you up to date on Japan travel and living related issues and site updates. Click here to subscribe! japan-guide.com forum Any questions? Ask them on the question forum Anything to say? Share your advice and opinions on the discussion forum Travel Topics Travel Tour Packages Car Rental Hotel Reservations ... Organized Tours Shinto ("the way of the gods") is the indigenous faith of the Japanese people and as old as Japan herself. It remains Japan's major religion besides Buddhism Introduction Shinto does not have a founder nor does it have sacred scriptures like the sutras or the bible. Propaganda and preaching are not common either, because Shinto is deeply rooted in the Japanese people and traditions. "Shinto gods" are called kami . They are sacred spirits which take the form of things and concepts important to life, such as wind, rain, mountains, trees, rivers and fertility. Humans become kami after they die and are revered by their families as ancestral kami. The kami of extraordinary people are even enshrined at some shrines. The Sun Goddess Amaterasu is considered Shinto's most important kami.

5. Shinto Documents Texts of shinto at sacredtexts.com This section has scriptures of the shinto religion, as well as other texts that relate spirituality of Japan, which combines shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism, Animism and other themes http://www.sacred-texts.com/shi

Topics African Age of Reason Alchemy Americana ... Shamanism Shinto Ainu Sikhism Sky Lore Tantra ... Buy books about Shinto Shinto and Japanese Religions This section has scriptures of the Shinto religion , as well as other texts that relate to the spirituality of Japan, which combines Shinto, Buddhism Confucianism Animism and other themes. There is also a collection of Ainu Texts Shinto Scripture The Kojiki (excerpts) B.H. Chamberlain, tr. [1882] 76,399 bytes The Nihongi (excerpts), translated by W.G. Ashton, 1896 Nihongi Part 1 44,332 bytes Nihongi Part 2 42,202 bytes Nihongi Part 3 51,097 bytes Nihongi Part 4 23,380 bytes The Yengishiki or Shinto Rituals 21,158 bytes Japanese Spirituality and Folklore LAFCADIO HEARN In Ghostly Japan by Lafcadio Hearn [1899]. Gleanings In Buddha-Fields by Lafcadio Hearn [1897]. Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn [1904]. Japan, An Attempt At Interpretation by Lafcadio Hearn [1904] One of Hearn's last books, this substantial volume is a highly readable history of Shinto in Japan, and its interaction with Buddhism and Christianity; highly recommended for outsiders who want to understand the Japanese sprit and culture. KAKUZO OKAKURA The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura 108,498 bytes

6. Shinto Homepage An introduction to Interi shintoism. It includes various topics of importance to the person seeking an understanding life and death. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8871/

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7. SHINTO Index shinto is a general term for the activities of the Japanese main forms the Koshitsu shinto ( shinto of the Imperial House), the Jinja shinto (the Shrine shinto), the Shuha shinto http://www.jinja.or.jp/english/s-0.html

NEXT HOME Shinto is a general term for the activities of the Japanese people to worship all the deities of heaven and earth, and its origin is as old as the history of the Japanese. It was towards the end of the 6th century when the Japanese were conscious of these activities and called them 'Way of Kami(the deity or the deities )'. It coincides the time when the 31st Emperor Yomei prayed before an image of Buddha for the first time as an emperor for recovery of his illness. Thus accepting Buddhism, a foreign religion, the Japanese realized existence of a tradition of their own faith. After having gone through a long history since then, this indigenous faith, Shinto, has been developed into four main forms: the Koshitsu Shinto ( Shinto of the Imperial House), the Jinja Shinto (the Shrine Shinto), the Shuha Shinto (the Sect Shinto), and the Minzoku Shinto (the Folk Shinto). CONTENTS 1.The Koshitsu Shinto (Shinto of the Imperial House) 2.The Shuha Shinto (The sect Shinto) 3.The Folk Shinto A. The Yearly Round of Observances B. Rites of Passages 4.The Jinja Shinto (The Shrine Shinto) A. Jinja

8. ShintoThe Way Of The Gods shinto The Way of the Gods. By N. Alice Yamada. Cheif of Staff. ods still inhabit the island country of Japan. modern lives, that they had felt in the ancient days. shinto, written as the Way of http://www.trincoll.edu/zines/tj/tj4.4.96/articles/cover.html

Shinto: The Way of the Gods By N. Alice Yamada Cheif of Staff ods still inhabit the island country of Japan. Although Japan has experienced a rapid change of environment due to a gust of modernization, the Japanese feel the same presence of gods, in their modern lives, that they had felt in the ancient days. Shinto, written as the Way of the Gods, is a native religion of Japan that encompasses the poetic reality of senses, which is a part of basic Japanese principles of life. According to the Kojiki, the mythological chronology of Japan, the gods of the Shinto religion are believed to have created Japan as their image of paradise on earth, and the ruler of Japan, the Emperor, is a direct descendent of the Sun-goddess Amaterasu. Shinto combines with the civil rule of Japan as well as many other aspects of daily life. The emperor is respected and honored by every member of the nation. Throughout history, emperors have experienced many fluctuations in power. There are over a hundred enormous shrines dedicated to the past emperors. The Heian Shrine, a relatively new addition to the list, was built in 800 AD as one of the largest shrines. A large gate greets the visitors as they enter into the holy realm.

9. Early Shinto A chapter in the learning module 1868), nothing says "Japan" like the shinto religion. The Tokugawa "Enlightenment" inspired a their efforts on recovering the shinto religion, the native Japanese religion, from http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/SHINTO.HTM

thought and philosophy of the Tokugawa period in Japan (1600-1868), nothing says "Japan" like the Shinto religion. The Tokugawa "Enlightenment" inspired a group of thinkers who studied what they called kokugaku , which can be roughly translated "nativism," "Japanese Studies," or "Native Studies." Kokugaku was no dry-as-dust academic discipline as the term "Japanese Studies" seems to imply; it was a concerted philosophical, literary and academic effort to recover the essential "Japanese character" as it existed before the early influences of foreigners, especially the Chinese, "corrupted" Japanese culture. Recovering the essential Japanese character meant in the end distinguishing what was Japanese from what is not and purging from the Japanese culture various foreign influences including Confucianism (Chinese), Taoism (Chinese), Buddhism (Indian and Chinese), and Christianity (Western European). The kokugakushu ("nativists") focussed most of their efforts on recovering the Shinto religion, the native Japanese religion, from fragmentary texts and isolated and unrelated popular religious practices. shen : "spiritual power, divinity";

10. SHINTO Testi Sacri Articolo esplicativo con riferimento alla storia ed ai testi sacri della tradizione. Multilingue. http://www.tokitsu.com/it-articles/shinto.htm

MAPPA DEL SITO PORTUGUÊS FRANCAIS ENGLISH ... [AIUTO] INTRANET DEI MEMBRI username : password : audited by Pubblicazioni Articoli SHINTO Lo Shintoismo ha i caratteri di una religione spiccatamente rituale, i fedeli, infatti, venerano i kami con preghiere, ma soprattutto con offerte atte a propiziarsi la loro benevolenza, e a scongiurare la loro ira con riti di purificazione. Storia Amaterasu ebbe la Piana Celeste; Tsuku-Yomi ebbe il Paese della Notte; Susanoo ebbe la Piana del Mare. La spada fu infine ereditata da Jinmu Tenno, nipote di Ninigi, il primo mitico imperatore. Testi sacri Kojiki (Memorie degli antichi eventi) Nihon-shoki o Nihongi (Annali del Giappone) , costituito da 50 libri nei quali vengono elencati i kami, in numero di 3132, dandone la funzione, la localizzazione (santuario dedicato) e la ricorrenza. Si trovano anche 27 testi di preghiera (Norito), ritenuti di fondamentale importanza. Shinto Gobusho (Cinque libri dello Shinto) INTRODUZIONE LE DISCIPLINE IL MAESTRO TOKITSU PRATICARE ... Contact us.

11. Shinto The Kami of shinto. In shinto their are eight million kami, however the number eight was also used to denote many, so lets just say their are lots of them. http://quasisemi.com/myth/

Shinto Home Humor Gaming Myth ... F Kami G Kami H Kami I Kami J Kami K Kami L Kami M Kami N Kami O Kami P Kami Q Kami R Kami S Kami T Kami U Kami V Kami W Kami X Kami Y Kami Z Kami The Kami of Shinto In Shinto their are eight million kami, however the number eight was also used to denote many, so lets just say their are lots of them. Every rock, animal, spring, emotion, quality and even person has a kami associated with it. The spirits of the dead are even kami. At some point it would be useful to define exactly what is a kami. There are number of possible answers to this, from the western perspective the easiest answer would be just to call them gods (in the Greek and Roman panthiestic tradition), but I think this mis-reperesents things. When your father dies his spirit becomes a kami. They quite literally permeate every aspect of Shinto culture. These pages originally are derived from notes I took while investigating the subject. They are by no means perfect but I do my best to keep it accurate. The accuracy of mythology is very difficult to asertain because of conflicting version of stories. If you know nothing about the kami I suggest you start with Amaterasu and Susano . Then move on to Izanagi and Izanami Random Notes Kojiki - Records of Ancient Matters. Written in A.D. 712. One of two books setting forth the mythological past of Shinto. Was written in Chinese characters, but contains peculiarities of Japanese syntax missing from the Kojiki. The book was written from the spoken word of Hyeda no Are (who is believed to be woman). Appeared in the reign of Empress Gensho (715-723), but was commissioned by Empress Gemmio (708-715). The book was written by the court to legitimize the celestial origins of the court and Japan. It contains myths, legends, anecdotes and folk etymologies centered around the imperial and other leading families. It contains three books arranged in chronological fashion. Book one is the "Age of the Gods", Book two is about the first 15 emperors

12. -- Beliefnet.com Numbers 4 million. Founder shinto claims no founder. Main Tenets shinto (or kami no michi, "way of the kami " or gods) is a prehistoric religious tradition indigenous http://www.beliefnet.com/index/index_10030.html

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13. Shinto Muso-ryu Jo shinto MUSORYU JO. An Introduction. shinto* Muso-ryu jo is said to be the oldest style for using a stick (jo) in combat in Japan. http://shinto-muso-ryu.org/

SHINTO MUSO-RYU JO An Introduction Shinto Muso-ryu jo is said to be the oldest style for using a stick ( jo ) in combat in Japan. It was founded in the early 17th century by Muso Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi, an exponent of Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu. Shinto Muso-ryu oral tradition maintains that Gonnosuke once fought Miyamoto Musashi, one of the most famous swordsmen of the time, with a staff ( bo ) in a training match and was defeated by Musashi’s cross-block ( jujidome ) technique. According to legend, Gonnosuke was dissatisfied with this outcome and retired to Mt. Homan, in what is now Fukuoka Prefecture, in Kyushu, where he engaged in a series of religious austerities, all the while contemplating the reasons for his defeat. Finally, he received "divine" inspiration about a new method of using a staff-like weapon, making it shorter (50 1/4") and thinner (7/8") for more rapid manipulation. He devised a number of techniques for this new weapon, which he called a stick (jo) (as opposed to staff or bo), that included the use of the thrust ( tsuki ) of a spear, strike (

14. SHINTO shinto. Click below to visit our sponsors. Brief history of shinto shinto is an ancient Japanese religion. Starting about 500 BCE http://www.religioustolerance.org/shinto.htm

SHINTO Click below to visit our sponsors. Brief history of Shinto: Shinto is an ancient Japanese religion. Starting about 500 BCE (or earlier) it was originally "an amorphous mix of nature worship, fertility cults, divination techniques, hero worship, and shamanism." Its name was derived from the Chinese words " shin tao " ( "The Way of the Gods" ) in the 8th Century CE. At that time: The Yamato dynasty consolidated its rule over most of Japan. Divine origins were ascribed to the imperial family. Shinto established itself as an official religion of Japan, along with Buddhism The complete separation of Japanese religion from politics did not occur until just after World War II. The Emperor was forced by the American army to renounce his divinity at that time. Unlike most other religions, Shinto has no real founder, no written scriptures, no body of religious law, and only a very loosely-organized priesthood. Shinto beliefs: Shinto creation stories tell of the history and lives of the "Kami" (deities). Among them was a divine couple, Izanagi-no-mikoto and Izanami-no-mikoto, who gave birth to the Japanese islands. Their children became the deities of the various Japanese clans. Amaterasu Omikami (Sun Goddess) was one of their daughters. She is the ancestress of the Imperial Family and is regarded as the chief deity. Her shrine is at Ise. Her descendants unified the country. Her brother, Susano came down from heaven and roamed throughout the earth. He is famous for killing a great evil serpent.

15. Basic Terms Of Shinto: Table Of Contents Explanation of fundamentals of shinto. http://www.kokugakuin.ac.jp/ijcc/wp/bts/

Revision History 1958: First edition. 1985: Revised edition. September 1997: First Web version based on the 1985 edition. December 1998: Added notices on the search method. Search: by entry title by all keywords this exact phrase containing this phrase Hints: Searches are case insensitive. Apostrophes, hyphens, and diacritical marks (e.g., macrons "ô") must be omitted. The search is currently limited to terms found in entry titles, and terms italicized in the original text. Table of Contents Preface Foreword to Reprinted Edition Contributors to the First Edition Contents ... Glossary of Japanese Names, Terms and Titles in the Text : All material, including text and images, of these pages are the property of the Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University, protected according to the applicable provisions of Japanese and international law. Their unauthorized use, in whole or in part, beyond those of brief cited quotations or other fair use recognized by law, including the publication in printed media, transfer to CD-ROM or other electronic media, or the copying or redistribution to other WWW servers is strictly forbidden. For further information and permission regarding the use of these pages, consult the offices of the Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University. Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics Kokugakuin University

16. Shinto Shrines Japan Guide Homepage, Religion shinto Shrines. Search this site. shinto shrines are places of worship and the dwellings of the kami, the shinto gods . http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2059.html

Religion Shinto Shrines Search this site Related Pages Religion History Travel Visiting Shrines ... Architecture Navigate japan-guide.com Travel Living Essentials Immigration ... Home japan-guide.com newsletter Our newsletter keeps you up to date on Japan travel and living related issues and site updates. Click here to subscribe! japan-guide.com forum Any questions? Ask them on the question forum Anything to say? Share your advice and opinions on the discussion forum Travel Topics Travel Tour Packages Car Rental Hotel Reservations ... Shinto shrines are places of worship and the dwellings of the kami , the Shinto "gods". Sacred objects of worship that represent the kami are stored in the innermost chamber of the shrine where they cannot be seen by anybody. People visit shrines in order to pay respect to the kami or to pray for good fortune. Shrines are also visited during special events such as New Year setsubun shichigosan and other festivals . New born babies are traditionally brought to a shrine a few days after birth, and many couples hold their wedding ceremonies there.

17. The Shinto Online Network Association Providing basic knowledge of Jinja (shrines) and shinto. http://www.jinja.or.jp/english/index.html

Shinto Online Network Association Japanese Site...here Italian Site...here What is Shinto? Civilization of The Divine Forest The Shinto Mailing List since Mar. 2000 !! What is "Shinto Online Network Association'? We are a non-profit volunteer organisation with the objective of publicising Japanese tradition and a correct understanding of the Shinto religion. Our organisation is run by volunteer Shinto priests affiliated to Jinja Honcho (The Association of Shinto Shrines). There is no direct link, however, between this organisation and Jinja Honcho. International Liason Officer Timothy Takemoto Sorry, but a Javascript-enabled browser is required to email me.

18. Associazione Italiana Katori Shinto Ryu L'associazione che promuove lo studio delle arti marziali tradizionali giapponesi della scuola Katori shinto ryu. Informazioni sugli stili, gli stage, l'elenco dei dojo. Link e contatti. http://www.katorishinto.it

ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA KATORI SHINTO RYU L'Associazione Italiana Katori Shinto Ryu è una associazione culturale senza fini di lucro che si propone di promuovere e divulgare lo studio delle arti marziali tradizionali giapponesi in generale ed in modo specifico della scuola "Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu (Sugino Dojo)"

19. Index Of /bujutsuuk One of the oldest extant martial art systems in Japan. http://www.tenshinshodenkatorishintoryu.com

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20. Tensin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu Dojo i Stavanger. Treningsadresse, kontaktinformasjon, grunnstillinger og n¸dvendig utstyr. http://www.katorishintoryu.no/

Tensin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu Stavanger Eiganes Barneskole, i gymsalen. Hver onsdag kl 19:00 - 21:00 Parker i Steingaten og gå inn derfra. Adresse: Eiganes Skole Dues vei 35 Kart For informasjon kontakt Glenn Henriksen (telefon 901 13 235 / epost: glenn@katorishintoryu.no Informasjon Oversikt over grunnstillinger (kamae). Diverse utstyr som man kan trenge.

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