Not only are women able to take practical roles within the rituals of the religion, but the chief deity within Shinto is female. She contrasts this with beliefs about the role of women in China ...

Buddhism and Shinto in Japan. videoBuddhism and Shinto ... Buddhism and women in China. videoBuddhism and women in China This short film features a discussion of the origins and development ...

Ageuma Shinji, a Shinto ritual, is held at the shrine on May 4 and 5 every year. Horses carrying young riders in traditional warrior attire rush up the steep slope during the festival. It is ...

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The Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership was formed in 1969 as an affiliate of the Association of Shinto Shrines, an influential group representing about 80,000 shrines nationwide.