We mostly rehearsed in Japanese, and the pieces often drew from art, philosophy and stories of Japanese culture ... We would perform in galleries, old Kabuki theaters, Shinto shrines and contemporary ...
Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto shrines. She performs the prescribed rituals — cleansing her hands, ringing a bell, bowing and clapping. But her main purpose is getting a ...
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.