1. Shintoism

2. Shinto Ancestor Worship Polytheism Hyper- Nationalism Great Creator
The World of the kami
Minimize sin & guilt

3. Amaterasu : Sun Goddess

4. Union of Izanami & Izanagi
Wedded Rocks at Futami no Ura
Union of Izanami & Izanagi

5. Tree kami surrounded by sacred boundaries

6. Torii Gate, Miyajima Island

7. Torii Gate in Winter

8. Torii Gate

9. A Tunnel of Torii Gates Inari Mt., Kyoto

10. Torii Gong

11. Shinto Temple – “worship hall”

12. Shinto Priest

13. Traditional Shinto Wedding Today

14. Prayers, Thoughts, & Wishes at a Shinto Shrine

15. Memorials for the Unborn

16. Jizo Stones

17. Shinto Subway Shrine

18. Hot Sand Bath at Takegawara Onsen, Beppu
Origins in the Nara Period ( )

19. Japanese Baths
Grandma & her grandson

20. Shintoism
in traditional
japanese culture

21. Noh Theater
The Play Aoi no Ue

22. Traditional Weeping Gesture
Noh Theater
Woman Heavenly-being Demonness
Traditional Weeping Gesture
 Old Man Warrior Demon God

23. An interior of a Kabuki theater.

24. Chanoyu : Tea Ceremony

25. Origami : Modern Adaptations

26. Haiku : 17-syllable poem Matsuo Basho, Master of Haiku
Spring departs. Birds cry Fishes' eyes are filled with tears.
Matsuo Basho, Master of Haiku

27. Ikebana : The Art of Japanese Flower Arranging
Tallest  Heaven
Middle  Man
Smallest  Earth

28. Japanese Garden for Meditation

29. Japanese Zen Garden

30. Japanese Sand Garden

31. Miniature Rock/Sand Garden

32. Shinto in Modern Furniture
Simplicity!

33. ARIGATO!