<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:29:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/shinto/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: September 24 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today was another long, happy, day. We went to Harajuku to check out Takeshita St, the Harry Potter store, and, most importantly, the Meiji-Jingu Shrine. I'm not even Shinto, but this place is a religious]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@ddrfr33k/actifit-ddrfr33k-20250925t001449767z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@ddrfr33k/actifit-ddrfr33k-20250925t001449767z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ddrfr33k]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:14:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su7J5iE4gMPMbUFBvijVP2mHLdBjR3uggBJRLJzxQo1xWx3V26Km3d9uPiznd9rQ3RoGM9gri2YD3zY6keDXL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🥦Mizuo's Travel Blog🥦No.32 - 2/3- Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵 - Dec. 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[🥦Mizuo's Travel Blog🥦No.32 - Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵 - Dec. 2022 👉👉👉Please read my previous blog about my visit in Kyoto! The pealing of the bells of the Jetavana templering with the sound of the impermanence]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@mizuosemla/mizuo-s-travel-blog-no-32-2-3-kyoto-japan-dec-2022</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@mizuosemla/mizuo-s-travel-blog-no-32-2-3-kyoto-japan-dec-2022</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mizuosemla]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2023 12:54:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzDH58QrDZKVboWX56wuc4u6WGWnaKoB5cL89fTYHzyZ6vb1KQ98TyvMcz1jGMEHGS7m6KsaonUGi3arAwqHBcNAreuNXZhjSpo42yDjfzN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel Blog - My first trip to Japan - Shrines & Temples]]></title><description><![CDATA[To return to the Main Blog BACKGROUND This will be the section for Shrines, Temples, and related things. I hope you enjoy these, as this was the most highly requested topic on my Twerkee poll (thank you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@shinkurisu/travel-blog-my-first-trip-to-japan-shrines-and-temples</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@shinkurisu/travel-blog-my-first-trip-to-japan-shrines-and-temples</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shinkurisu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 02:39:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennCJpzYxZL4Mn4EWpmqdpmKiFXw1KUHpmZK9SNbGdsoLSNbgrP6WtcboM82D7i3Vtdt1EYRJri9WvRuK3Ls2FnF5nUPGRSBMxY679sCwLYy3FY6KbL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visit of the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kobe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone, A few days ago, I told you about our little visit to Kobe in the Kitano Ijikan-Gai district. In this area, some European and American merchants settled at the beginning of the 20th century,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@emeraldtiger/visit-of-the-kitano-tenmangu-shrine-in-kobe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@emeraldtiger/visit-of-the-kitano-tenmangu-shrine-in-kobe</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emeraldtiger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2022 15:10:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRkjTArCZGo2LaRDpW7KuZKwNL9MVFgnwCBX5EVGT6Eav6k5rRVkmuRTAXLk1sJ6gQGNWWVQfxL9yJLyCbFewz2YSwLoK1rMwT6gFSPyedmtnF73DWRbh2Mi4VXHwo6BEmmYnHapGzt4aFh9vpYh2qDAdATdW9m?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ich habe das Tenchi Kakitsuke gezeichnet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Da es seit einigen Tagen regnet, habe ich mir mal die Zeit genommen, um das Tenchi Kakitsuke zu zeichnen. Es handelt sich dabei um eine Lehre aus dem Shinto. Und das alles freihändig ganz ohne Kanjipapier👍.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@ozelot47/ich-habe-das-tenchi-kakitsuke-gezeichnet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@ozelot47/ich-habe-das-tenchi-kakitsuke-gezeichnet</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-121566]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ozelot47]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 11:29:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/axopD2eJJx4aMKHxW1KJ4tswQF3iM5BW8E8U3bL7Hmxa5EWy6oCPfibFGrpe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[⛩️Mein erstes Goshuin und Goshinmai⛩️]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ich habe mein erstes Goshinmai 御神米 und ein Goshuin 御朱印 erhalten worüber ich mich sehr gefreut habe! Besucht man ein Schrein, dann wird ein Goshuin angefertigt, welches das Datum und ein Stempel mit dem]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@ozelot47/mein-erstes-goshuin-und-goshinmai</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@ozelot47/mein-erstes-goshuin-und-goshinmai</guid><category><![CDATA[japan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ozelot47]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:12:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9XBuUkGp7K2nzaBPFLeCpuRpaYEo7eBLncyPcW8DJxzaZH5cJN3cYagUVnoK7kvDsTZctmLDsny89kHgTkyJ1RpKZXR9WAbjW59L5scaafG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[## Komainu - Guardian Dog of the shrine - 04102022
It's a komainu whic ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Komainu - Guardian Dog of the shrine - 04102022 It's a komainu which is located in front of the shinto ⛩️ shrine. I met this komainu in Tokushim, Japan 🇯🇵 #tokushima #japan #shinto #shrine]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@mizuosemla/5td4cfgwl0qifpzqid7d1o</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@mizuosemla/5td4cfgwl0qifpzqid7d1o</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mizuosemla]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:53:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCM8Z35iL89q6dFRKWmohjTfT3P974eCFnEdL6wgEiVmeBZRJTLrsew3HHzHR9z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rising Sun ~ Beautiful Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The side of the main rōmon gate at Iga Hachiman Shrine, with the rising sun flag in the background. This is a closeup of the rōmon (楼門), the tower gate marking entrance to the inner shrine, at Iga Hachiman]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dbooster/the-rising-sun-beautiful-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dbooster/the-rising-sun-beautiful-japan</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2022 01:10:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKabaf2rRAavg1BccJytdBUSkKWeD9d5RHkodzuEmte9TyjCP3gzqdP6jgjQEExXfcYP7Jj4M2sTiKL1LFzd9vXCtzkgzr1DcCTEEu98Mn3bX2FZ9VbNeqQtYQwg1dagsHRpP4WMGCSBRnSni?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sacred Bridge ~ Shrines of Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The famous Shinkyō bridge (神橋) in Nikkō, or Sacred Bridge. It is considered one of the three most beautiful bridges in Japan and is a World Heritage site. It leads to Futarasan jinja (二荒山神社), which is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@dbooster/the-sacred-bridge-shrines-of</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@dbooster/the-sacred-bridge-shrines-of</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2022 01:11:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3BAmr5TYaANmrJEBZ9YMG3ry6ySNdGZmVPUKG5LtT5LmcEw4csxYamMhF8D3sKwwBva3trvrTDDz97CC32itZk4vMS6zYFRUqk1k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frohes neues Jahr!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heute ist der erste Tag des neuen Jahres und der Tag an dem ich die Shide (紙垂) erneuerte und die alten ersetze. Diese Falttechnik ist garnicht mal so leicht. Aber nach ein paar Versuchen und einer netten]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@ozelot47/frohes-neues-jahr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@ozelot47/frohes-neues-jahr</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-121566]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ozelot47]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 13:40:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKAv2GzgM1DRzvfn1vJC2dZn8Q98wnLYxsXrqhJJ6Gc2sYxT3iuiwMbCrX4CV5g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PhotoJournal – Visiting Izumo Taisha Shinto shrine, Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most holy site We were in for a real treat. Flying to Izumo from Shizuoka, we got our rental car and drove to Taisha shrine in spite of the rain. What a stunning site this is! The large straw shimenawa]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travelfeed/@mrsomebody/photojournal-visiting-izumo-taisha-shinto-shrine-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travelfeed/@mrsomebody/photojournal-visiting-izumo-taisha-shinto-shrine-japan</guid><category><![CDATA[travelfeed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrsomebody]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 01:17:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9HUnSw1P84TiFHVN7V2x72pFX6yQu9JiCFab4acwcHpo5ZRanvmoKDx9oS3h9mh2LTCxQcpnH8w6zmkLiS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PhotoJournal – Visiting Kotohira-gu, Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ascent into the clouds After visiting friends who run a guest house on the hillside of Onomichi, we crossed a series of high bridges, island hopping, to get to the town of Kotohira-gu, on the southern]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@mrsomebody/photojournal-visiting-kotohira-gu-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@mrsomebody/photojournal-visiting-kotohira-gu-japan</guid><category><![CDATA[japan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrsomebody]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:49:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2zVCcpeJW4jyLMe4SBCJ4kH4B6AsVRHaH5D1H7sp3LMwCXCaVgBQoRMgXAkjRNnTYBDneqCbe3FZtFXPYqZN6y795Nyruk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacred Tree at Shrine ~ Holy Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trees give peace to the souls of men. —Nora Waln You'll usually find at least a few sacred trees like this at Shinto Shrines, trees with a shimenawa (標縄) wrapped around them which indicates kodama (木魂),]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dbooster/sacred-tree-at-shrine-holy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dbooster/sacred-tree-at-shrine-holy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 01:11:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFkxbnGCXnHNbt8wcgAMNP6xb3BathMsufZormVeTYfHuvHQqjCxTXQSABmyAvBJCVANj4corUfMq2xsgLp3e2oS5KVHK6G5pM3syQxxQjt1MVR8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Garden Shrine ~ Religion in Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shinto shrines for superstitious employees and customers. Strange as it may seem, many hotels have Shinto shrines nearby so that customers can go pray if the need takes them. Many companies do the same,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dbooster/the-garden-shrine-religion-in</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dbooster/the-garden-shrine-religion-in</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2021 01:10:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf139PiTz59T8q8Qgy3UjyYX2gC2e5MBAryNtzV6G2LBG8jq52eKw55tUDXKy8g9StSp68LM99YFTCKcS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🥦Mizuo´s Travel Blog🥦 No.3: Kitano Tenmagu, Kyoto, Japan. 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kitano Tenmangu, Kyoto, Japan Kitano Tenmangu - Wikipedia I have been sorting out my old pictures to quench my travel drive during this Covid19 pandemic. As I am sorting out the pictures, my memories hit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@mizuosemla/my-trip-blog-no-3-kitano-tenmagu-kyoto-japan-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@mizuosemla/my-trip-blog-no-3-kitano-tenmagu-kyoto-japan-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mizuosemla]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2021 13:56:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzDH58QrDZKVboWX56wuc4u6WGWnaKoB5cL89fTYHzyY91V2XYrLU1wh8i8QYPtzjBFMDa6qGnpsuKRsaf7vyoyjEy3dXSMpixTqX3Q8YpW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buzz of the Cicada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walking own the path at Shiratori Shrine (白鳥神社) in Okazaki Japan. I need to redo this video in a higher resolution, but I've lost the original file and I forget how I made it. I suppose I just did a pan]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181335/@dbooster/cbwlcvsk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181335/@dbooster/cbwlcvsk</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181335]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2021 01:20:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72LaDnPi7unoyebf82PrctVf3ygNzCmTovq2fLMyxZiFQHyy1AfGHmYA7j3Fdgd8eL4MJa8ovbmCyC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Komainu ~ Japanese Guard Lion-Dogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[These angry looking guys are known as komainu (狛犬, koh-my-new), often translated as “lion-dog”. They are present at many Shinto shrines and occasionally other places and are thought to protect against]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@dbooster/komainu-japanese-guard-lion-dogs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/japan/@dbooster/komainu-japanese-guard-lion-dogs</guid><category><![CDATA[japan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2021 01:11:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11DX75wSKWrjdqHkSVjXGUAmDgPY4NSrKDSXGXQJhupgD6raxcMPZxCKEZpBi5jVpYHLRBf6eS2LKsc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking at Shiratori ~ Japanese Shrines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enter into the shrine. This is the entrance to Shiratori Shrine (白鳥神社). This shrine is next to the very first apartment I lived at in Japan. Or, was next to. The apartment is no longer there. One thing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dbooster/walking-at-shiratori-japanese-shrines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dbooster/walking-at-shiratori-japanese-shrines</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 01:10:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFYJczLb7FJz3TaMfBugj6jJvvdmUe77MfKqrcpgJdiBscgAYZnM2jfct5PmrydCJawBxWUfWwbnPWLhkR2d6inyC4kR4s5brtuk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enter the War God's Shrine ~ Impressive Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quite an impressive gate here, eh? Well, kind of normal, actually. We've seen this style of gate before. (In my post about Ieyasu's family shrine). The clouds do a lot to add to the effect here. The lotuses]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dbooster/enter-the-war-gods-shrine--impressive-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dbooster/enter-the-war-gods-shrine--impressive-japan</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dbooster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2021 01:10:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97rA8hNLTtLmqQquC5MoC4E7v5rsks6n2XybtdrvzZpcDnaMU8KPJVsn6JacYdSm2ph2MWTwVAUM9iigTWViiqVxXpwhLpvHvLcfWJxuGoB2PABY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shinto religion's Influence on Japanese Animation]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote this essay around 2012 for the University of Maryland, which published the article in some local school newspaper, can't find the digital version (Maybe deleted or lost?) Dug it up from my archives]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@ianmcg/shinto-religions-influence-on-japanese-animation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anime/@ianmcg/shinto-religions-influence-on-japanese-animation</guid><category><![CDATA[anime]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ianmcg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2021 17:47:30 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>