Grooving with Kami
ToukyoShinto priest based in Osaka, Japan. Sharing the beauty of rituals, nature, and the rhythms of the kami.
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“I know a place you’ll like”
When I first moved from Tokyo to a town outside Osaka, I met a university student who worked part-time as a miko at the shrine where I had just begun working.
She wore glasses and spoke in a low, gentle voice. Her family ran a tiny booksho...
The Goshuinchō After the Rain
The birds must have been sheltering somewhere among the great trees of the shrine. They always begin to sing the moment the rain stops.
A few minutes later, people begin to appear along the approach outside my office window. Humans are ani...
One More Snake
My office is the shrine office. The window where we offer omamori and ofuda opens wide, almost like a movie screen. Within that large square frame, the scenery of the shrine grounds is neatly cut out, and the approach to the shrine stretche...
Behind the Shrine Door
Summer Q&A Matsuri 2026 Part3
Welcome to the final part of our Summer Q&A Matsuri.
All You Need Is Water and Sanpo
In Part 1, we explored some of the unseen centers of Shinto: goshintai, kami, miko, possession, and the question of whether kami “speak” to human beings.
In Part 2, we will come closer to daily life.
This time, I will answer two questions...
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Shinto priest based in Osaka, Japan. Sharing the beauty of rituals, nature, and the rhythms of kami.
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