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Shintō

The Way of the Kami

The Japanese landscape is filled with kami (“gods” or “spirits”), and the Shintō tradition honors and respects these deities. While Shintō remains important for life in Japan, it has also begun to make its presence felt in America.... Read more about The Way of the Kami

Shintō Comes to America

The Tsubaki Grand Shrine first took root in an ordinary suburban home in Stockton, California. The shrine soon found itself making special connections with the wider community, representing the Shintō tradition in conversations with Unitarian Universalist communities and with the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley.... Read more about Shintō Comes to America

Purification: Wand or Waterfall

Rites of purification are an especially important concept in the Shintō tradition. In the harai rite, a wand is used to sweep away impurities. In the misogi rite, participants wash with flowing water, often at a rushing waterfall.... Read more about Purification: Wand or Waterfall

Center for Shinto Studies and Japanese Culture

"A resource center for conducting academic research into the many traditions of Japanese Shinto."

Encyclopedia of Shinto

“Establishment of a National Learning Institute for the Dissemination of Research on Shinto and Japanese Culture”; publication of Kokugakuin University.

International Shinto Foundation

Information on the Shinto Global Network Research Fund and archived articles highlighting events.

Shinto-A Philosophical Introduction

Introduction to Shinto including links to shrines, Shinto glossary and a regularly updated section discussing issues including art, books, gender and myth.

Shinto Online Network Association

Run by volunteer priests from The Association of Shinto Shrines, this site encourages accurate understanding of the Shinto religion.

Shinto Purification Rituals

This site offers explanatory text and video clips giving an aesthetic interpretation of Shinto purification rituals.

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