A Shinto priest leads the way of a Shinto wedding at the Meiji shrine. KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/AFP/Getty Images “When you look at 17th- and 18th-century shrines, there are these very elaborate ...

Atmosphere Shinto shrines Entrance to a shrine ©. A shrine (jinja) is a sacred place where kami live, and which show the power and nature of the kami.It's conventional in Japan to refer to Shinto ...

At a Shinto Shrine, A Cycle of Renewal. Every 20 Years, Monument Is Rebuilt. February 20, 2005. By Joseph Coleman.

People arriving to worship at Tosho Gu shrine, Nikko Shinto worship is highly ritualised, and follows strict conventions of protocol, order and control. It can take place in the home or in shrines.

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2013, file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, is led by a Shinto priest during his visit to Ise Grand Shrine, or Ise Jingu, in Ise city, central Japan.

A Shinto priest leads the way of a Shinto wedding at the Meiji shrine. KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/AFP/Getty Images “When you look at 17th- and 18th-century shrines, there are these very elaborate ...

A Shinto priest leads the way of a Shinto wedding at the Meiji shrine. KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/AFP/Getty Images “When you look at 17th- and 18th-century shrines, there are these very elaborate ...

A Shinto priest leads the way of a Shinto wedding at the Meiji shrine. KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/AFP/Getty Images “When you look at 17th- and 18th-century shrines, there are these very elaborate ...