The purpose of this website is to bring together in one place a variety of information about Shinto for those who want to learn about this Japanese traditional religion.
It is operated by the Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University, Japan.
The Encyclopedia of Shinto Online, an English translation of Shinto Jiten edited by the Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics and published by Kobundo in 1994.
An online version of a booklet that provides a brief exposition of selected terms related to Shinto. This was compiled for the convenience of participants in the IXth International Congress for the History of Religions.
This hypertext glossary is intended to assist readers of the IJCC's online publications by providing plain-English translations and descriptions of basic Shinto names and terms.
This series is a collection of studies on Japanese religion translated from Japanese into English. Topics include "Matsuri: Festival and Rite in Japanese Life," "New Religions," "Folk Belief in Modern Japan," and "Kami."
Proceedings of the Kokugakuin University Centennial Symposium, "Cultural Identity and Modernization in Asian Countries" held in 1983. The symposium explored the possibilities of applying the concept of kokugaku toward new programs of contemporary research and increase academic and cultural exchange with other Asian countries.
Based on the accounts of an international symposium, "Globalization and Indigenous Culture" sponsored by IJCC in 1996, as part of its activities undertaken to commemorate the Institute's fortieth anniversary.
Online newsletters published by IJCC from 1992 to 1998 with the aim of encouraging and promoting the timely exchange of information regarding religion and belief systems in modern Asia among scholars and researchers.
This website is a pictorial guide to Shinto intended to familiarize beginners with the religion. By clicking on the pictures beginners can access information on terms of Shinto.
This database holds photos of Shinto shrines. Currently available for public view are photos of the Nijūnisha (二十二社, the "Twenty-two Shrines" patronized by the imperial court during the Heian period).
This database comprises images of Shinto shrines. Currently available for public view are images of Ichinomiya from throughout Japan(一宮, literally: the "first shrine" regarded as the tutelary shrine for the entire province).
Two educational videos about Shinto shrines with English subtitles were produced with support from a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science grant led by Professor Kikuko Hirafuji.“Let’s Visit a Shrine 1” explores the inner details of Tensojinja Shrine in Tokiwa-dai, while “Let’s Visit a Shrine 2” documents the daily life of Shinto priests at Onoterusakijinja Shrine in Taito, Tokyo.
This documentary presents the mythical origins and sacred landscape of Izumo Taisha, featuring interviews and historical discoveries.It explores how human hands have upheld the divine promise through the shrine’s architecture and renewal rituals.
The introduction, written by Professor Kikuko Hirafuji, explores Japan’s yaoyorozu no kami--the countless deities featured in ancient chronicles such as the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.
The articles from Kokugakuin University highlight faculty and student writings on Japanese culture, religion, language, and myth.Topics include analyses of children’s songs, Shinto myths by Professor Kikuko Hirafuji, and explorations of ritual culture, such as postwar wedding traditions.
A translation of the chronology appended to Shinto Jiten (Encyclopedia of Shinto), which was compiled and edited by IJCC. The entries are divided into four categories: "Institutions/Laws," "Shrines/Organizations," "Personalities/Texts," and "Society."
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