Shrines and Temples 神社とお寺
Sensoji Temple【浅草寺】
Glossary 用語集 Sacred music and dance 【Kagura（神楽：かぐら）／Gakuden（楽殿：がくでん）】
神楽とは、神様を祀るために奏する歌舞です。神社の祭礼などで行われますが、まれにお寺で行っているところもあります。神社の敷地の中に、神楽殿（楽殿）がある場合はそこで行われることが多いです。Kagura is a dance performed...
Glossary 用語集 votive picture 【Ema：絵馬】
A votive tablet is a wooden board dedicated to a shrine or temple when you make a wish or when you make a wish and appre...
Glossary 用語集 Charms and Amulets 【Omamori：お守り】
At shrines and temples, you can buy Omikuji(fortune slip), Omamori(charms and amulets), and Hamaya(arrow used to drive o...
Glossary 用語集 Offering 【Osaisen：お賽銭】
About Offering "お賽銭について知ろう"When you go to a shrines and temples, there is a box to put money in.This is called "offerin...
Glossary 用語集 Lantern 【Toro：灯籠】
Origin and meaning of lanterns "灯籠の起源とその意味"Although it is a lantern that can be seen on the way to temples and shrines,...
Glossary 用語集 Torii gate (a gateway at the entrance to a Japanese shinto shrine, called Torii) 【Torii：鳥居】
Origin of Torii gate "鳥居の起源"When you go to a temple or shrine, the first thing you will notice is the torii gate.It stan...
Glossary 用語集 Shrine guardian dog statues/Guardian lion-dog statues 【Komainu：狛犬】
Shrine guardian dog statues/Guardian lion-dog statues【Komainu：狛犬】If you visit a shrine or temple, you will find "Komainu...
Shrines and Temples 神社とお寺 Heian Buddhism (Shingon esoteric Buddhist teachings and Tendai esoteric Buddhist teachings) 【平安仏教（真言密教と天台密教）】②
Encounter of Kukai and Master Keika "空海と恵果和尚との出会い"Keika preached esotericism in Chang'an and welcomed many monks from Ea...
Shrines and Temples 神社とお寺 Heian Buddhism (Shingon esoteric Buddhist teachings and Tendai esoteric Buddhist teachings) 【平安仏教（真言密教と天台密教）】①
Envoy to Tang "Kentoshi" -Seeking the latest culture and Buddhism on the continent「遣唐使」〜大陸の最新文化と仏教を求めて〜Envoy to Tang"Ken...
Shrines and Temples 神社とお寺 Transformation from Nara Buddhism to Heian Buddhism (Saicho & Kukai) 【奈良仏教から平安仏教へ（最澄と空海）】
From Nara period to Heian period "奈良時代から平安時代へ"There was a move to Heian by Emperor Kammu (794), and there was a movement...