Nagaoka Nagako 長岡良子

(1903-84). Second leader of the New Religion known as Jiu.

Links

• Nagaoka Nagako / The Propagation and Spread of Tenshô Kôtai Jingukyô within Japanese-American Society on Hawaii Island (by NISHIYAMA Shigeru and FUJII Takeshi)

nagoshi no harae 夏越の祓

Summer Purification Rites.

Among the Ôharae that have been performed since the introduction of the ancient Ritsuryô System, the June purification is the only one that became popular among common people and came to be called nagoshi no harai, literally, purification for tiding over the summer. The ritual involves exorcism of pestilent epidemics prevalent in the summer season.

Links

• nagoshi no harae / Harae
• nagoshi no harai / Annual Events and the Transformation of Japanese Religious Life (by ISHII Kenji)

naijin 内陣

the shrine's interior.

The innermost sanctum of a shrine's main sanctuary, enshrining the shintai or mitamashiro, the object of worship in which the spirit of the kami resides.

Links

• the shrine's interior / Divine Symbols in Japanese Festivals (by NAKAMAKI Hirochika)

Nakatomi no muraji 中臣連

Nakatomi is the name of one of the hereditary families that in ancient times oversaw the Shintô ceremonies of the court. Muraji is one of the titles designating the political and social status of ancient clans.

Links

• Nakatomi no harae / Basic Terms of Shinto: Nakatomi no harae
• Nakatomi / Evolution of the Concept of Kami (by ITÔ Mikiharu)

Nakayama Miki 中山みき

(1798-1887). Foundress of Tenri-kyô. After powerful revelatory experiences, Nakayama engaged in faith healing and rituals for safe childbirth. Later she preached the salvation of human beings, whom she called the "chlidren" of the "parent kami" (Oyagami). Her written works include Mikagura-uta (Songs for the Sacred Dance) and Ofudesaki (Tip of the Divine Writing Brush).

Links

• Kyôha Shintô / Kyôha Shintô
• Nakayama Miki / Recent Trends in the Study of Japanese New Religions (by INOUE Nobutaka)
• Nakayama Miki / Emperor and World Renewal in the New Religions: The Case of Shinsei Ryûjinkai (by TSUSHIMA Michihito)
• Nakayama Miki / Translator's Postscript (by Norman Havens)
• Nakayama Miki / Sano Tsunehiko and "Divine Principle (Shinri)" (by INOUE Nobutaka)

Naobi no kami オオナオビ・カムナオビ (記: 大直毘神・神直毘神、紀: 大直日神・神直日神)

See Basic Terms of Shinto: Naobi no kami.

Links

• Ônaobi no kami / Magatsubi no Kami and Motoori Norinaga's Theology (by UEDA Kenji)
• Naobi no kami / Amenominakanushi no Kami in Late Tokugawa Period Kokugaku (by SASAKI Kiyoshi)
• Ônaobi no kami / Sano Tsunehiko and "Divine Principle (Shinri)" (by INOUE Nobutaka)

naorai 直会

ceremonial repast.

See Basic Terms of Shinto: Naorai.

Links

• ceremonial repast / Divine Symbols in Japanese Festivals (by NAKAMAKI Hirochika)
• naorai / Religious Space in the Village As Seen through Festival and Legend (by MOGI Sakae)
• naorai / Translator's Postscript (by Norman Havens)

natsu matsuri 夏祭

summer festivals.

See Basic Terms of Shinto: Natsu matsuri.

Links

• summer festivals / Religious Space in the Village As Seen through Festival and Legend (by MOGI Sakae)
• summer festivals / The Festival and Religion Boom: Irony of the "Age of the Heart" (by ASHIDA Tetsurô)

ne no kuni 根の国

See Basic Terms of Shinto: Ne no kuni.

Links

• ne no kuni / Emperor and World Renewal in the New Religions: The Case of Shinsei Ryûjinkai (by TSUSHIMA Michihito)
• Ne no Kuni / Magatsubi no Kami and Motoori Norinaga's Theology (by UEDA Kenji)
• ne no kuni / Sano Tsunehiko and "Divine Principle (Shinri)" (by INOUE Nobutaka)

negi 禰宜

senior priest.

See Basic Terms of Shinto: Negi.

Links

• Gon-Negi / Festival and Sacred Transgression (by SONODA Minoru)
• negi / Divine Symbols in Japanese Festivals (by NAKAMAKI Hirochika)
• negi / Religious Space in the Village As Seen through Festival and Legend (by MOGI Sakae)

nenchû gyôji 年中行事

See Basic Terms of Shinto: Nenchû gyoji.

Links

• nenchû gyôji / Annual Events and the Transformation of Japanese Religious Life (by ISHII Kenji)
• nenchû gyôji / The Changing Face of Japanese Folk Beliefs (by Norman Havens)

nigimitama 和御魂

See Basic Terms of Shinto: Ningen-shin, Tama².

Links

• nigimitama / Magatsubi no Kami and Motoori Norinaga's Theology (by UEDA Kenji)
• nigimitama / Amenominakanushi no Kami in Late Tokugawa Period Kokugaku (by SASAKI Kiyoshi)

Nihon Seidô Kyôdan 日本聖道教団(旧高千穂神霊教団)

A Shintô-based New Religion founded by Iwasaki Shôô (1934- ). Established in 1974 as Takachiho Shinrei Kyôdan and assumed its present name in 1986. Headquartered in Urawa City of Saitama Prefecture; reported membership is approximately 70,000.

Links

• Nihon Seidô Kyôdan / Sano Tsunehiko and "Divine Principle (Shinri)" (by INOUE Nobutaka)

Nihon shoki 日本書紀

See Basic Terms of Shinto: Nihon shoki.

Links

• Nihon shoki / The Origin of Rites of Worship Within The Local Community (by HARADA Toshiaki)
• Nihon shoki / Festival and Sacred Transgression (by SONODA Minoru)
• Nihon shoki / The Festival and Religion Boom: Irony of the "Age of the Heart" (by ASHIDA Tetsurô)
• Nihon Shoki / Perspectives toward Understanding the Concept of Kami (by INOUE Nobutaka)
• Nihon shoki / Evolution of the Concept of Kami (by ITÔ Mikiharu)
• Nihon shoki / "Alone among Women": A Comparative Mythic Analysis of the Development of Amaterasu Theology (by MATSUMURA Kazuo)
• Nihon shoki / Magatsubi no Kami and Motoori Norinaga's Theology (by UEDA Kenji)
• Nihon shoki / Amenominakanushi no Kami in Late Tokugawa Period Kokugaku (by SASAKI Kiyoshi)
• Nihon shoki / Sano Tsunehiko and "Divine Principle (Shinri)" (by INOUE Nobutaka)
• Nihon shoki / Immanent Legitimation: Reflections on the "Kami Concept" (by Norman Havens)
• Nihonshoki / Traditional cultures and modernization: Several problems in the case of Japan (HIRAI Naofusa)

Nihon shoki den 日本書紀伝

Nihon shoki den.

A commentary on the Nihon shoki in 30 books and 147 chapters by the Kokugaku scholar Suzuki Shigetane (1812-63). Book 1 was drafted in 1854 and the final book was completed in 1862.

Links

• Nihon shoki-den / Amenominakanushi no Kami in Late Tokugawa Period Kokugaku (by SASAKI Kiyoshi)

Nihon shoki sanso 日本書紀纂疏

Nihon shoki sanso.

A commentary on the Divine Age book of the Nihon shoki in 6 chapters and 3 volumes; compiled by Ichijô Kaneyoshi (1402-81). Completed in the period 1455-7. This work is indicative of the highest standard of medieval research on the Nihon shoki.

Links

• Nihon shoki sanso / Magatsubi no Kami and Motoori Norinaga's Theology (by UEDA Kenji)

niinamesai 新嘗祭

See Basic Terms of Shinto: Niinamesai.

Links

• niinamesai / The Origin of Rites of Worship Within The Local Community (by HARADA Toshiaki)
• Niinamesai / Annual Events and the Transformation of Japanese Religious Life (by ISHII Kenji)
• Niinamesai / "Alone among Women": A Comparative Mythic Analysis of the Development of Amaterasu Theology (by MATSUMURA Kazuo)

Ninigi no mikoto ニニギ (記: 邇邇芸尊、紀: 瓊瓊杵尊)

Ninigi.

Grandchild of Amaterasu, Ninigi was commanded to descend from Takamanohara to rule over the land (Japan). He later took Konohanasakuyabime as consort.

Links

• Amaterasu Ômikami / Amaterasu Ômikami
• Ôkuninushi no kami / Basic Terms of Shinto: Ôkuninushi no kami
• Ninigi no Mikoto / Local Newspaper Coverage of Folk Shamans in Aomori Prefecture (by IKEGAMI Yoshimasa)
• Ninigi no mikoto / Evolution of the Concept of Kami (by ITÔ Mikiharu)
• Ninigi / "Alone among Women": A Comparative Mythic Analysis of the Development of Amaterasu Theology (by MATSUMURA Kazuo)
• Ninigi no mikoto / Magatsubi no Kami and Motoori Norinaga's Theology (by UEDA Kenji)
• Ninigi no mikoto / Amenominakanushi no Kami in Late Tokugawa Period Kokugaku (by SASAKI Kiyoshi)

Nitta Kuniteru 新田邦光

(1828-1902). Founder of Shintô Shûsei-ha. Began preaching a blend of Shintô and Confucianism in 1848.

Links

• Kyôha Shintô / Kyôha Shintô
• Nitta Kuniteru / Local Newspaper Coverage of Folk Shamans in Aomori Prefecture (by IKEGAMI Yoshimasa)
• Nitta Kuniteru / Sano Tsunehiko and "Divine Principle (Shinri)" (by INOUE Nobutaka)

norito 祝詞

See Basic Terms of Shinto: Norito.

Links

• norito / Translator's Postscript (by Norman Havens)
• norito / Healing in the New Religions: Charisma and `Holy Water' (by WATANABE Masako and IGETA Midori)
• norito / Local Newspaper Coverage of Folk Shamans in Aomori Prefecture (by IKEGAMI Yoshimasa)
• norito / The Life of a Shamaness: Scenes from the Shamanism of Northeastern Japan (by KAWAMURA Kunimitsu)
• norito / Evolution of the Concept of Kami (by ITÔ Mikiharu)
• norito / Magatsubi no Kami and Motoori Norinaga's Theology (by UEDA Kenji)
• norito / Amenominakanushi no Kami in Late Tokugawa Period Kokugaku (by SASAKI Kiyoshi)
• norito / Immanent Legitimation: Reflections on the "Kami Concept" (by Norman Havens)

Norito Kô 祝詞考

Norito-kô (A Treatise on the Norito).

A three-volume work published in 1768 by the pre-eminent Kokugaku scholar of the Edo period, Kamo no Mabuchi. It is a commentary on the norito of the Engi shiki.

Links

• Norito-kô / Magatsubi no Kami and Motoori Norinaga's Theology (by UEDA Kenji)