"生も死も、借りしものにはなかりけり ただあるものは、神のおもわく sei mo shi mo, karishi mono ni wa nakarikeri tada aru mono wa, shin no o mo waku"

"For a jinja, one must choose a suitable place and then create an appropriate setting for a sacred space. Then it is n…"

"Shinto, the very process of creating and giving birth to life and spirit is described as musubi and we place it in ve…"

"Each Kami has its own characteristics, but they are not fixed. Furthermore, the Kami can spread out simultaneously in…"

"Shinto is, ultimately, such a simple belief that anybody can accept and practice it. It neither requires special inte…"

"The spirit of Kami does not visit unclean places, and an unclean shrine becomes a mere building devoid of Kami energy…"

"In some shrine buildings, when kannushi of low spiritual levels are serving, one can sense the presence of shady, low…"

"That is why the importance of chinkon in Shinto has been emphasized repeatedly since ancient times. Chinkon is differ…"

"Shinto sees everything in existence as generated by and transformed from the ultimate origin of life; this is express…"

"Shinto values nature and life. This is because Shinto originally arose from a sense of gratitude and awe toward great…"