Shinto Collection

General view of Itsukushima Shrine, Japan
General view of the Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Aki Province, Japan

The Imperial Museum at Nara, Japan - with deer
The Imperial Museum by the Deer Park at the Shinto Kasuga Shrine at Nara, Japan. In the Deer Park, deer are able to roam freely

Shinto Temple, Japan
A SHINTO TEMPLE

Japanese Shinto gods Amida and Xaca or Shaka
Japanese Shinto gods Amida (dog-headed god on a multi-headed horse) and Xaca (old man seated on cushion). The names reference Amitabha and Shaka, Gautama Buddha, Buddhist deities

Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Nikko, Japan
Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil (Three Wise Monkeys), oak carving outside a Shinto stable, Nikko, Japan - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

A Shinto Funeral in Japan - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Ikuta Shrine, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Ikuta Shrine (Ikuta-jinja) - a Shinto shrine in the Chuo Ward of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan - possibly among the oldest shrines in the country. Date: circa 1910s

Tomb of Kusunoki Masashige - Minatogawa Shrine, Kobe
The Tomb of Kusunoki Masashige (Nanko) - Minatogawa Shrine - a Shinto shrine in Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, roughly on the site of the Battle of Minatogawa. Date: circa 1910s

Shinto Religious Dance - Japan. Date: circa 1920s

Famous floating Torii of the Itsukushima Shrine, Japan
Itsukushima Shrine - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its floating torii gate (pictured on this card)

Kamijinko, Nakajinko and Shimojinko, Tosho-gu, Nikko
The Three Sacred Treasure Houses - (from left) Kamijinko, Nakajinko and Shimojinko, Tosho-gu, Nikko The UNESCO World Heritage Site Shrines

Shinto Kasuga Shrine at Nara, Japan - The Deer Park
The path to the Shinto Kasuga Shrine at Nara, Japan passes through a Deer Park. In the Deer Park, deer are able to roam freely

Kitano Shinto temple, Kyoto, Japan
19th century vintage photograph: public boards outside Kitano shinto temple, Kyoto, Japan, image c. 1880 s

c. 1880s Japan - pilgrims portable altar or shrine
c. 1880s Japan - pilgrims with a portable altar or shrine

Shinto priests (actors) playing board game Go Japan
Shinto priests (actors) playing the board game Go (chequers draughts) Japan, late 19th century

Shinto religious shrines at Ise, Mie province, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

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

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

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

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

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

A Dutch Lantern at Nikko Tosho-gu Shinto Shrine, Nikko
A Dutch Lantern at Nikko Tosho-gu, a Shinto shrine located in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate

Red Torii gates and steps Hie-Jinja Shrine, Tokyo, Japan
Red Torii gates and steps to the entrance to the Hie-Jinja Shinto Shrine in Tokyo, Japan

Jilin province, China, Hsinking (Changchun), Japanese Shrine - formerly the capital of the Japanese Manchukuo Puppet State in China (Manchuria) up to 1945. Date: circa 1925

Miko, Shinto temple maidens, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Kobe, Japan - Ikuta Shrine
The Ikuta Shrine - a Shinto shrine in the Chuo Ward of Kobe, Japan - one of the oldest shrines in the country. Date: circa 1908

Floating torii of Itsukushima Shrine, Japan
Floating torii gate at the Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, Aki Province, Japan. Date: circa 1930s

Famous floating Torii, Itsukushima Shrine, Japan - Evening
Itsukushima Shrine in the evening light - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its " floating" torii gate (pictured on this card)

Japan - Entrance to the Imperial Shrine of Yasukuni, Tokyo
Entrance to the Imperial Shrine of Yasukuni, a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Japan - The Imperial Shrine of Yasukuni, Tokyo
The Imperial Shrine of Yasukuni, a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Lakeside Torii Gate - Japan Date: 1903

Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu - Shinto Shrine, Kamakura, Japan
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu - the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1907

Gion Matsuri, Kyoto, Japan
The Gion Festival (Gion Matsuri), which takes place annually in Kyoto and is one of the most famous festivals in Japan. The Festival is crowned by a parade (the Yamaboko Junko)

View down through the Torii - Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki, Japan Date: circa 1907

The Long Ascent - Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki, Japan Date: circa 1907

Futarasan jinja Shinto shrine, Nikko, Tochigi, Japan
Futarasan jinja is a Shinto shrine in the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It is also known as Nikko Futarasan Shrine, to distinguish it from the shrine in nearby Utsunomiya. Date: circa 1907

Japanese women pray at a wayside Shrine. Date: circa 1905

Matsunoo-taisha Shinto Shrine, Kyoto, Japan
Matsunoo-taisha (Matsunoo Grand Shrine) - a Shinto shrine located at the far western end of Shijo Street - Arashiyama district of Kyoto, Japan. Date: circa 1906

Waterfront at Itsukushima - Miyajima - Hatsukaichi, Japan
The waterfront at Itsukushima - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its " floating" torii gate

Young boys carrying a Mikoshi - portable Shinto Shrine
Young boys carrying a Mikoshi (Divine Palanquin), a portable Shinto Shrine. Shinto followers believe that it serves as the vehicle to transport a deity in Japan while moving between main shrine

Fushimi Inari Taisha, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan
The Fushimi Inari Taisha - the head shrine of Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Aso Shinto Shrine - Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Aso Shrine (Aso-jinja) - a Shinto Shrine in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, (the old Higo Province) Japan. One of the oldest and most prominent shrines in Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, Itsukushima Island, Aki, Japan
Itsukushima Shrine - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its " floating" torii gate

Bridge at Sumiyoshi taisha (Grand Shrine) in Osaka, Japan
The Taiko bashi (Bridge) at the Sumiyoshi taisha (Grand Shrine) in Osaka, Japan. Date: 1909

Japan - Atsuta Shinto Shrine, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Atsuta Shrine is a Shinto shrine traditionally believed to have been established during the reign of Emperor Keiko located in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in Japan. Date: 1914

Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu - the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Date: circa 1906

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