Shinto Collection (page 9)

The largest, richest, and most beautiful temples in Japan, at Nikko, where temples have existed for 1
6005016 The largest, richest, and most beautiful temples in Japan, at Nikko, where temples have existed for 1, 000 years (litho) by English School

Toshogu, Nikko, First Courtyard (b / w photo)
5991744 Toshogu, Nikko, First Courtyard (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Toshogu, Nikko, First Courtyard)

Kyoto, Gion Festival (b / w photo)
5991722 Kyoto, Gion Festival (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kyoto, Gion Festival)

Haruna, Lake Haruna, Torii (photo)
5991713 Haruna, Lake Haruna, Torii (photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Haruna, Lake Haruna, Torii)

Kannushi
A kannushi, also called shinshoku, is the person responsible for the maintenance of a Shinto shrine as well as for leading worship. Date: 1933

Shiba Jimmei Shrine, from the series Famous Places in Edo, 1858 (colour woodblock print)
UCL284447 Shiba Jimmei Shrine, from the series Famous Places in Edo, 1858 (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige II (Ichiusai Shigenobu) (1826-69); UCL Art Museum, University College London

Benten Shrine, Inokashia Pond, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1856 (colour woodblock print)
UCL284436 Benten Shrine, Inokashia Pond, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1856 (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); UCL Art Museum

Paper two-fold screen: A Shinto Priest, Three Women and a Child under a Pine Tree
425401 Paper two-fold screen: A Shinto Priest, Three Women and a Child under a Pine Tree, Edo Period, c.1799-1801 (ink, gold, & colour on paper) by Hokusai

Japanese Shinto fortune teller preaching to a crowd of men with tonsured hair (chonmage). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Japanese ritual dance, 19th century (print)
3788327 Japanese ritual dance, 19th century (print); (add.info.: Japanese ritual dance, after a drawing by Hiromasa Fujiwara Japanese postcard, printed by The Shimbi Shoin, Tokyo.); Lebrecht History

Shinto Temple at Nikko, Japan
Shinto Temple located in Nikko in Japan. The shrines and temples located here, alongside their natural surroundings, have been sacred sites for hundreds of years

Benediction of Amulets by Kami Priests
Kami are spirits that are worshipped in the religion of Shinto. These spirits can be in the form of elements of the landscape, forces of nature

Japanese Matsuri Festival
Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival or holiday. In Japan festivals are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple

Festival at Atsuta Shrine, 1834 (colour woodblock print)
1069172 Festival at Atsuta Shrine, 1834 (colour woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mr. and Mrs

Temple of Hat-Chi-Man-Ya-Chu-Ro, Simoda (Sintoo), 1855 (litho)
1272352 Temple of Hat-Chi-Man-Ya-Chu-Ro, Simoda (Sintoo), 1855 (litho) by Heine, Wilhelm Joseph (1813-39); 22.125x15 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Heine, W.|Sarony & Co)

Spring View of the Benten Shrine, Shinobazu Pond, c. 1830 (colour woodblock print)
UCL284439 Spring View of the Benten Shrine, Shinobazu Pond, c.1830 (colour woodblock print) by Eisen, Keisai (Ikeda Yoshinobu) (1790-1848); UCL Art Museum, University College London

Offerings of Food (colour woodblock print)
STC437648 Offerings of Food (colour woodblock print) by Japanese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From a 19th century album of woodcuts; ); The Stapleton Collection; Japanese

Itsukushima shrine, from the series Views of Famous Sites of Japan
425471 Itsukushima shrine, from the series Views of Famous Sites of Japan, 1896 (colour woodblock print) by Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915); 33.7x21.6 cm; Arthur M

Scene at Itsukushima Shrine, Aki Province (woodcut)
2561270 Scene at Itsukushima Shrine, Aki Province (woodcut) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); 33.7x22.8 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; © Free Library of Philadelphia ; Print

Young Woman Climbing Stone Stairs to a Shinto Temple, c. 1750-70 (woodblock print)
5049890 Young Woman Climbing Stone Stairs to a Shinto Temple, c.1750-70 (woodblock print) by Harunobu, Suzuki (1725-70); 25.4x20.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; Japanese

The Four Deities of Kacyasan Temple Complex, late 14th century (ink
5049880 The Four Deities of KAcyasan Temple Complex, late 14th century (ink, color and gold on silk) by Japanese School, (14th century); 94x40.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Toshogu, Nikko, Revolving Lantern (b / w photo)
5991736 Toshogu, Nikko, Revolving Lantern (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Toshogu, Nikko, Revolving Lantern)

Osaka, Sumiyoshi Temple (b / w photo)
5991724 Osaka, Sumiyoshi Temple (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Osaka, Sumiyoshi Temple)

Nikko, Toshogu, Great Gate, Doorkeeper (photo)
5991714 Nikko, Toshogu, Great Gate, Doorkeeper (photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nikko, Toshogu, Great Gate, Doorkeeper)

Nikko, Toshogu, Entrance to the Second Courtyard (photo)
5991711 Nikko, Toshogu, Entrance to the Second Courtyard (photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nikko, Toshogu, Entrance to the Second Courtyard)

Tokyo, Ueno, Temple of Jeyasu (photo)
5991708 Tokyo, Ueno, Temple of Jeyasu (photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tokyo, Ueno, Temple of Jeyasu)

Miko, or Performing in A Temple Dancing at Nara, c. 1890 (photo)
3077213 Miko, or Performing in A Temple Dancing at Nara, c.1890 (photo) by Kimbei, Kusakabe (1841-1934) (attr. to); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; Japanese, out of copyright

Temple bell at Nikko, Japan (chromolitho)
2788735 Temple bell at Nikko, Japan (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Temple bell at Nikko, Japan)

Kamakura, Hachiman Temple (b / w photo)
5991735 Kamakura, Hachiman Temple (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kamakura, Hachiman Temple)

Haruna, Shinto Temple (b / w photo)
5991725 Haruna, Shinto Temple (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Haruna, Shinto Temple)

Kyoto, Pilgrims (b / w photo)
5991719 Kyoto, Pilgrims (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kyoto, Pilgrims)

Toshogu, Nikko, Treasure-house (b / w photo)
5991729 Toshogu, Nikko, Treasure-house (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Toshogu, Nikko, Treasure-house)

Nikko, The Sacred Bridge (photo)
5991727 Nikko, The Sacred Bridge (photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nikko, The Sacred Bridge)

Nikko, Toshogu, Great Gate, Top Images (photo)
5991709 Nikko, Toshogu, Great Gate, Top Images (photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nikko, Toshogu, Great Gate, Top Images)

View of Uenos Toshogu in Snow, 1879 (colour woodblock print)
425467 View of Uenos Toshogu in Snow, 1879 (colour woodblock print) by Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915); 24.1x35 cm; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Arthur M

Toshogu, Nikko, The Phoenix Chamber, Detail (b / w photo)
5991732 Toshogu, Nikko, The Phoenix Chamber, Detail (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Toshogu, Nikko, The Phoenix Chamber, Detail)

Nikko, Toshogu, Eagle Chamber (photo)
5991723 Nikko, Toshogu, Eagle Chamber (photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nikko, Toshogu, Eagle Chamber)

Shintopriest with Gohei (photo)
5991712 Shintopriest with Gohei (photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shintopriest with Gohei)

Shintopriest offering wine (photo)
5991710 Shintopriest offering wine (photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shintopriest offering wine)

Kitano, Kyoto, Picture Hall (b / w photo)
5991717 Kitano, Kyoto, Picture Hall (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kitano, Kyoto, Picture Hall)

Bridge of Cut Stone & Entrance to a Temple, Simoda, 1855 (colour litho)
1272307 Bridge of Cut Stone & Entrance to a Temple, Simoda, 1855 (colour litho) by Heine, Wilhelm Joseph (1813-39); 15x22.75 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Heine, W.|Queen, J.|P.S)

Fushimi Inari Shrine
Carmine Chiriacò

Uzume (Okame) and flowers, 18th-19th century. Creator: Ogata Kenzan
Uzume (Okame) and flowers, 18th-19th century

Shinto Priest, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Famous Torii, or gates of the entrance to the Hie Shrine in Tokyo, Japan

The lion dogs, Komainu, guarding the entrance of a Shinto shrine

Shinto ceremony, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

Sempill British Aviation Mission to Japan
Shinto ceremony at opening of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Station at Kasumi-ga-ura, July 1921. William Francis Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill AFC

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Shinto, the ancient indigenous religion of Japan, is deeply rooted in the country's culture and history. One of its most iconic symbols can be found at the Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine in Kyoto, located in the beautiful Fushimi ward of Kyoto prefecture within the Kansai region. This shrine is famous for its Senbon Torii, a series of tunnels made up of thousands of vibrant red torii gates that create a mesmerizing sight for visitors. Walking through this enchanting tunnel at Fushimi Inari Shinto shrine feels like stepping into another world. Each gate represents a donation from individuals or businesses seeking blessings and protection from Inari, the Shinto deity associated with rice and prosperity. The vermillion-colored floating torii gate adds to the mystical ambiance surrounding this sacred place. Another notable Shinto site is Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it boasts stunning views and features an awe-inspiring floating torii gate that seems to defy gravity during sunset. Visitors are captivated by its beauty and spiritual significance. Shinto plays an essential role in Japanese society even today. Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo serves as a popular venue for traditional weddings, blending modernity with ancient customs seamlessly. From Kyoto's historic landmarks to Tokyo's bustling streets, Shinto shrines dotting Honshu Island provide glimpses into Japan's rich cultural heritage. These sites serve as reminders of how deeply ingrained spirituality is within Japanese traditions. Immerse yourself in the mystique and tranquility offered by these remarkable places - whether you explore Senbon Torii at Fushimi Inari Taisha or witness breathtaking sunsets at Itsukushima Shrine - each visit promises an unforgettable experience steeped in centuries-old tradition and reverence for nature.