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Shinto shrines outside Japan are not very common. Shintoism is a Japanese non-proselyting faith and outside Japan it is a commom faith in Hawaii and Brazil only, because of the large number of Japanese settlers there.[1]
Shintoism in Brazil
[edit]Emigration of Japanese to Brazil began in 1908 and a century later, there is an estimated 1.5 million Japanese descendents there. The majority lives in São Paulo and smaller numbers in southern Paraná amd the northeast.[2] There are an estimated 30 new religious movements (NRMs) in Brazil, most are Buddhist in content and Shinto in ritual. There are also Shinto movements. The two largest are
- Nambei Daijingu (the Great Sactuary of South America), and
- Shinto Ikyo Daijinmeigu ((the Shinto Sactuary of Brazil
Other Shinto-based groups exist and many have fused core Shinto beliefs with other practices and beliefs, in particular of African, Catholic and Amerindian origins. While several other countries on the continent have similar movements, Brazil is considered the centre.
The most developed shinto movement and shrine in Brazil is
- Hokkodu Dai Jingu (Great Shinto shrine of Brazil), alternatively known as Iwato Jinja, established 1966, Aruja, São Paulo[3]
Other Shinto shrines include
- Sansso Jinja [verification needed]
- Dois Galhos Jinja[4]
- Hakkoku Sekioi Jinja [verification needed]
- Kami-no-ie Yaomankyo Iwato Jinja [verification needed]
- Inarikai [verification needed]
- Shintoo Ikyo Daijin Myogu - alternative spelling Shinto Ikyo Daijinmeigu [5]
- Nambei Daijingu [6]
- Yassukunikoo [verification needed]
- Kompira Jinja [verification needed]
- Kaitaku Jinja [7]
Shintoism in Hawaii
[edit]- Daijingu Temple of Hawaii
- Hawaii Ishizuchi Jinja
- Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha - Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu [1]
- Hilo Daijingu
- Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii
- Maalaea Ebisu Jinsha
- Maui Jinsha Mission
Shinto shrines in Canada
[edit]- Shinmei Jinja, established 1999, Vancouver[8]
Shinto shrines in USA
[edit]Washington
Shinto shrines in Holland
[edit]- Yamakage Shinto Shrine[9]
Shintoism in Taiwan
[edit]Several hundred Shinto shrines were built in Taiwan during Japanese colonial rule. After Japan's defeat in World War II, the shrines were either destroyed or converted into Chinese Martyr Shrines.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Fisher, Mary Pat (1997). Living religions: an encyclopaedia of the world's faiths. I.B.Tauris. p. 198. ISBN 1860641482. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ Peter B Clarke in: Droogers, A. F. (2006). Playful religion: challenges for the study of religion. Eburon Uitgeverij B.V. ISBN 9059721047. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ Wilson, Bryan R. New religious movements: challenge and response. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
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- ^ Ponsonby-Fane, Richard A. B. (1956). Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869. Kyoto: The Ponsonby Memorial Society. p. 386.
- ^ Picken, Stuart D. B. Page (2006). The A to Z of Shinto. p. 110. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ [http://books.google.com/books?id=AtqzAAAAIAAJ&q=netherlands+shinto+shrine&dq=netherlands+shinto+shrine&lr=&cd=30 The Kikkoman chronicles: a global company with a Japanese soul] Ronald E. Yates 1998 - Page 2