Instead, it revolves around the veneration of Kami—divine spirits that inhabit nature, objects, and even people. This video explores the history, practices, and influence of Shinto, from shrine ...

SHIMOGAMO SHRINE: The Kamo Shrines (Kamigamo and Shimogamo) are among the most important in Kyoto. Shimogamo was founded by the Kamo clan (possibly of immigrant origin) and is ranked as one of the ...

Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto shrines. She performs the prescribed ... which believes there are thousands of “kami,” or spirits, inhabiting nature.

It’s befitting an area that’s known as “Land of the Gods,” the setting of many Shinto myths and home to the Izumo Taisha Grand Shrine where all kami are believed to congregate once a year ...

The Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership was formed in 1969 as an affiliate of the Association of Shinto Shrines, an influential group representing about 80,000 shrines nationwide.