When Shinto Became a “Religion"

Special thanks to the researcher and co-writer of this episode Kaitlyn Ugoretz. Check out her new channel on Japanese religion: "Eat, Pray, Anime:" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA0Bt7lnqD2c73M_PQkRDKg

Uploaded 23-12-20

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Izumo grand shrine used under CC BY-SA 2.0 License: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Izumo-taisha01nt3200.jpg

Shichi-go-san images from Wikimedia Commons users Jordi Sanchez Teruel; Japanexperterna; Donna Cleveland: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kimonos_@_Harajuku_2011-11_(6451331577).jpg | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shichi-Go-San#/media/File:Shichigosan_boy.jpg | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shichi-Go-San_(girl)#/media/File:7-year-old_girl_wearing_kimono_in_Shichi-go-san_festival;_November_2007.jpg

Kamidana photo by Nesnad: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Typical-kamidana-tokyoarea-2017-12-22.jpg



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