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International
Shinto Foundation
A site available in English or Japanese language. The ISF "aims to
organize symposiums on Shinto in Japan and overseas; promote the
establishment of Shinto chairs at overseas universities and religious
institutions; invite overseas scholars to research Shinto in Japan;
establish an international Shinto library; to promote the publication
of books on Shinto and produce a comprehensive Shinto dictionary in
English; offer venues for the discussion of Shinto research; encourage
Shinto studies and research at all levels, and produce literature and
organize events which will enhance better understanding of Shinto
around the world."
Meiji
Jingu Shrine
In Japanese. Illustrated.
Shinto: A Portrait
A chapter by Naofusa Hirai (Emeritus Professor at Kokugakuin
University, Tokyo) from A Sourcebook for Earth's Community of
Religions, edited by Joel D. Beversluis.
Shinto, the Way of the Gods
An illustrated personal essay by N. Alice Yamada.
Shinto and Buddhism: the Wellsprings of Japanese
Spirituality
A very useful introduction by Paul Watt that was published in the Asia
Society's Focus on Asian Studies, Vol. II, No. 1, pp. 21-23,
Fall 1982.
Study Guide: Shinto
A very brief guide, intended for use in public schools, from East
Asian Studies: A Guide for Teachers by Mara Pinto Oess.
Shinto: Teaching Comparative Religion through
Architecture
Excellent resource from the University of California at Berkeley.
Yasukuni
Jinja Shrine
Bilingual Japanese and English pages for a shrine that had a close
relationship with the Japanese military during World War II.
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