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Shintō blessing

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Five Shinto monks in black robes and carrying straw hats walk in front of the bright orange and green buildings of Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Japan.

A traditional Shintō wedding ceremony in Japan

A wooden torii gate stands before a stone staircase and arched bridge leading into the forested grounds of Ise Grand Shrine Naiku, surrounded by tall trees.

Thatched-roof wooden building of the Ise Grand Shrine Naiku, or Kotai Jingu, stands on a stone platform surrounded by trees in a forest setting.

Woodblock print by Yashima Gakutei showing Confucius in ornate robes conversing with a smiling boy, with mountains, a river, and a red sun in the background. Japanese text lines the left edge.

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Stanford University - Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education - Japanese Religions.	Emily Rodriguez	Sep 25, 2026
	Added a cross-reference.	René Ostberg	Apr 27, 2026
	Add new Web site: ABC listen - Soul Search - Exploring religion in Japan.	Emily Rodriguez	Dec 11, 2025
	Add new Web site: Academia - The Practice of Religion in Japan: An Exploration of the State of the Field. (PDF).	Gloria Lotha	Feb 25, 2025
	Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Religion in Japan.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 17, 2025
	Add new Web site: Web Japan - Religion.	Aakanksha Gaur	Nov 23, 2024
	Add new Web site: Williams College - The Department of Religion - The Invention of Japanese Religions.	Grace Young	Sep 27, 2024
	Add new Web site: Bucknell University - Bucknell Digital Commons - Beyond Belief: Japanese Approaches to the Meaning of Religion.	Aakanksha Gaur	Aug 16, 2024
	Add new Web site: Cultural Atlas - Japanese Culture - Religion.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 05, 2024
	Add new Web site: Learn Religions - Religion in Japan: history and statistics.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 16, 2024
	Add new Web site: UShistory.org - Japanese Religion and Spirituality.	Aakanksha Gaur	Nov 17, 2023
	Links added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Aug 11, 2023
	Add new Web site: Stanford University - Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education - Japanese Religions.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jul 11, 2023
	Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Japan - Religion of Japan.	Aakanksha Gaur	May 04, 2023
	New article added.	Michael Ray	Jul 13, 2022