Confucianism and Shinto

Tokyo Roar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuvmKJ175nM

 no founder

 no sacred scriptures

 no dogma/doctrine

Shrine Shinto

Sect Shinto

Folk Shinto (Kojiki & Nihon Shoki)

(Shinto)

(Tenrikyo)

(Narrative/Mythic)

Narrative/Mythic

(Kami)

(Animism)

Narrative/Mythic

(Izanami &

Izanagi)

(—no-Mikoto)

(the first parents)

Narrative/Mythic

Narrative/Mythic

(Suijin water kami)

Narrative/Mythic

(lightning and thunder kami)

(wind kami)

(Fujin)

(Raijin)

Narrative/Mythic

(Kagutshuchi fire kami)

the defiled underworld

the heavenly realm

the earthly realm

Narrative/Mythic

(Takamahara)

(Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni)

(Yomi-no-Kuni)

Literally “bird abode” Narrative/Mythic

(Torii)

Narrative/Mythic

(Amaterasu sun kami)

Narrative/Mythic

(Tsukiyomi moon kami)

Narrative/Mythic

(Susanoo storm kami)

(vs Yamata no Orochi)

Narrative/Mythic

(Ama no Uzume joy and happiness kami)

Narrative/Mythic

(Owatatsumi sea kami)

Narrative/Mythic

(Hachiman war kami)

Narrative/Mythic

(Inari fertility kami)

Narrative/Mythic

(Buddha-Kami Syncretism Shinbutsu-shugo)

(Doctrinal/Philosophical)

Doctrinal/Philosophical

Sons of Amaterasu, the Emperors of the

only Imperial Dynasty Japan

has ever known —Yamato—were arahitogami, or

divine ones.

Motoori Norinaga (AD 1730 – 1801)

Scholar

Doctrinal/Philosophical

I. Mythology—The Age of the Kami II. Imperial Lineage—Until Suiko, AD 628 III. Epic Songs—Political and Love Stories

Compiled AD 712 in the reign of Empress Genmei

(An Account of Ancient Matters Kojiki)

Doctrinal/Philosophical Compiled AD 720 in the reign of Emperor Gensho

III through XXVII Imperial Lineage—Until Jito, AD 691

I and II Mythology—The Age of the Kami

XXVIII through XXX Political History—Until AD 697

(Nihon Shoki ‘Origin of the Sun’ = A Japanese

Book that is a Chronicle)

Doctrinal/Philosophical

○ Naobi

○ Tranquil (nigimitama) ○ Turbulent (aramitama) ○ Miraculous (kushimitama) ○ Propitious (sakimitama)

(Ichirei Shikon)(Souls)

(Spirit)

(Ritual/Practical)

Torii (gate)

Sando (path)

Temizuya (font)

Haiden (oratory)

Plaque bearers (for Ema)

Komainu (guard dogs)

Honden (main temple)

Ritual/Practical

(Shrine) Turn to the deity in times of distress...

(Junja)

Ritual/Practical

Chokusaisha: privileged to receive imperial offerings

Fushimi Inari Shrine

(Omairi)

Ritual/Practical

Kyoto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M18KBww__Mo

Ritual/Practical

(Omairi) (Omikuji)

(Ema)

Ritual/Practical

Turn to the deity in times of distress...

(Ogamu)

(Kami-dana)

(Norito)

(Prayers or

magical utterances)

Ritual/Practical

(Ohakamairi)

(Visiting ancestral gravesites)

Ritual/Practical

(Shimenawa)

(Yorishiro Attracting kami)

music, dancing, parades, theatrical plays and musicals, food, games of skill, and sports

(welcoming the descending gods)

new year child birth

coming of age planting and harvest

weddings groundbreaking

ceremonies important dates

praying for blessings fertility health

business success

spring & autumn Sowing and reaping of

the rice crops

summer drought, natural

disasters, disease, etc.

winter The well-being of the

nation and the Imperial household

Ritual/Practical

Kami Mukae "welcoming the kami"

Shinkōsai "sacred procession"

Kami Okuri "sending the kami back"

(Matsuri)

(Mikoshi)

Ritual/Practical

Hanabi Fireworks Festival, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRpCUxvQwas

Ritual/Practical

Hachiman Armored Warrior Festival, Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_q_XLIIx_g

Ritual/Practical

(Haru Matsuri)

Ritual/Practical

(Sarutahiko)

(Gion Matsuri)

Sermon Shared cup of sake

Pay respects to kami Fortunes

Bonfire Ritual/Practical

New Year’s Shrine Visit (Hatsumode)

(Temizu)

Ritual/Practical

Presentation of the newborn

rite of “initiation”: 31st day for boys 32nd day for girls

(Omiyamairi)

3-year-old girls and boys

celebrate kamioki “putting on hair”

Ritual/Practical

Coming of Age

Seven-five-three Ceremony

rite of passage

rite of passage

Voting rights Drink alcohol

Driver’s license

5-year old boys celebrate hakamagi-no-gi, their first time wearing formal pants

7-year-old girls celebrate obitoki-no-gi, their first time wearing the obi sash

(Shichi-go-san)

(Seijin-no-hi)

Ritual/Practical

7, 5, 3 Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztxUDfz8pE8

Ritual/Practical

rite of passage

(Kekkonshiki)

(San-san-kudo)

In Tokyo, only 250,000 babies born per year. If this trend continues, the nation’s population will decline by 30% by 2050.

(Akai Ito)

Women give men two types of chocolate on Valentine’s:

֎ Giri-choco (obligation chocolate)

♥ Honmei-choco (homemade chocolate)

Men reciprocate on White Day (March 14) with return gifts:

֎ White chocolate (flowers, stuffed animals, etc.)

♥ Sanbai- gaeshiin (a gift worth three times more)

Howaito dē

Valentine’s Day vs White Day

(Ethical/Legal)

“Be charitable to all beings, love is the representative of God.”

—Oracle of Kasuga

Ethical/Legal

(The Kojiki)

Ethical/Legal

Chokusaisha: privileged to receive imperial offerings

Forcing girls fnto sexual slavery in Japanese Army brothels (AD 1937-1945)

Human “medical” experiments conducted by Unit 731 (AD 1935-1945)

(Honoring War Criminals)

Ethical/Legal

wisdom

valor

benevolence

Intelligence

Right path

Cleanliness

Honesty

Ethical/Legal

Temizu

(Harae)

(ritual purity)

(Kegare)

(Tsumi)

Ethical/Legal

Misogi

(Harae)

(ritual purity)

(Kegare)

(Tsumi)

Ethical/Legal

haraigushi

shubatsu

(Oharae)

(ritual purification of a group)

(Kegare)

(Tsumi)

(Experiential/Emotional)

bright, pure, upright and straight

Experiential/Emotional

(Meijo Shojiki)

Experiential/Emotional

(Discipline)

(Aikido) (Ninjutsu)

(Kendo) (Archery)

Rice Tasting Ceremony

Experiential/Emotional

(Sake)

(Niinamesai)

(Social/Institutional)

Social/Institutional

Shinshoku or Kannushi

(priests)

Social/Institutional

(Purity)

(Brightness)

(Righteousness)

(Uprightness)

Social/InstitutionalSocial/Institutional

(Miko)

(Saishuu)

(Material/Artistic)

Loach-scooping Dance Material/Artistic

Material/Artistic

Dance in Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYLbIja0C7A

Material/Artistic

Haruna Shrine, Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRg32K57nyA

(Noh vs. Kabuki)

Material/Artistic Japanese Carpentry(Daiku)

Material/Artistic

Chokusaisha: privileged to receive imperial offerings

Amaterasu

Grand Shrine experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UutX0ndfOo

(Ise Grand Shrine)