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Praying to Shinto “Sports Gods” For Success

Praying to Shinto “Sports Gods” For Success


clock icon 31 Mar 2018
author icon C Barnett


How Shinto Shrines Are a Normal Part of Preparation for the Big Game People have all sort of rituals for preparing for important sporting events. Some athletes don’t shave, wear their “lucky”...

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Bizarre Murder-Suicide of Shinto Priestess

Bizarre Murder-Suicide of Shinto Priestess


clock icon 11 Dec 2017
author icon Derek Welch


Tragedy struck in Japan as Nagako Tomioka, chief priestess of the Tomioka Hachimangu shrine in Tokyo was killed. While homicide is generally rare in Japan, the strange nature of this murder has created...

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Japanese Festival Returns to St. Louis

Japanese Festival Returns to St. Louis


clock icon 26 Aug 2013
author icon Alison Lesley


The Labor Day weekend gives residents of St. Louis and many other Americans the chance to experience not only the arts, music and culture of Japan but also the Shinto religion, which is embedded in all of those...

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