Shrine begging

At Shino and Buddhist shrines, people leave prayer plaques asking for specific things counting on the deity, such as these ones asking for help in school or to pass an exam.

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Shinto and Us

September 20th 2007
Other than touring the sites, we also tried to practice our bad Japanese on the kind people that would help us, the temple cleaners, the attendants and the poor cab drivers. They had a lot of patience with us for being so clumsy! That is the main feeling I have here, that I am a bull in a china shop and I have to be extra careful everywhere as I am just so coarse and the Japanese are so cultured. ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto

In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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