#shrines — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #shrines, aggregated by home.social.
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For an acutely depopulated community tucked in the highlands of Jinsekikogen in Hiroshima Prefecture, an annual festival and newsletter help sustain ties with one another as well as those who have left. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/17/japan/society/japan-depopulated-community-ties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hiroshima #rurallife #depopulation #shrines #festivals
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I got my new project uploaded!
I've been really wanting to make a proper "shrines" website for my favorite fandoms after browsing around other sites, especially @spillingdown's shrines.
It's not fully filled out but I'm going to do that slowly.
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The Chiba District Court has sentenced Masahide Kanayama, a 63-year-old doctor, to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, for damaging historic buildings in Chiba Prefecture in 2015. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/07/japan/crime-legal/doctor-historic-buildings-damage-sentence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #chiba #japanesecourts #temples #shrines #shinto
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Princess Aiko arrived in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Saturday to observe a traditional rite for the reconstruction of the Grand Shrines of Ise, a major Shinto shrine complex in the city, which is held once every 20 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/02/japan/princess-aiko-mie-ise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #princessaiko #imperialfamily #shrines #shinto
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Temps in Kumagaya often top 40 C in the summer, but the town's Uchiwa Festival, held this year from July 20 to 22, remains one of the loudest in Japan. Here's how to survive — and thrive — at Japan's hottest "matsuri." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/07/14/travel/uchiwa-festival-kumagaya-heat-matsuri-traditional-culture/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #festivals #shrines #shinto #heat
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Japan's annual 'penis festival' 'may look weird,' says a priestess of Kanayama Shrine, but its origins and purpose point to a deeper meaning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/05/23/travel/penis-festival-kanamara-matsuri-kawasaki-shrine-history/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #travel #festivals #matsuri #shrines #shinto #kawasaki #penisfestival #kanamarafestival
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A centuries-old festival that heralds spring drew hundreds of worshippers to a mountain in Tokyo on Wednesday, as robed Shinto priests led a procession to a sacred shrine at the summit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/30/japan/tokyo-shinto-mountain-festival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #festivals #shinto #shrines #mountmitake
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Video of the Osu Shopping Streets on a silent sunday.
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Osu is the shopping district of Nagoya and many of the Osu Shotengai Shopping Streets are roofed building a massive network of around 1.200 shops for all kinds of interests.
Including shrines with LED screens and drop by churches!
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A Japanese man living in the United States has been arrested for allegedly splashing an oil-like substance at a shrine in Chiba Prefecture in 2015. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/04/japan/crime-legal/chiba-shrine-oil-splashing-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #chiba #shrines #temples
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Wine, Apples, and Air: Yamagata’s Asahi Town Comes to Tokyo
Asahi Town, near the centre of Yamagata Prefecture, is about 70% forest and is known for its apples and wine. In February, the town held an exchange event in Tokyo titled “An Evening to Connect with Asahi Town, Yamagata,”…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Wine #airshrine #asahitown #culture #depopulation #j2e #japan2earth #ruraljapan #shrines
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For three days from Dec. 4, thousands of residents and visitors enjoyed a Shinto shrine festival held in the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, for the first time in nearly 15 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/02/japan/major-shrine-festival-back-fukushima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #311 #festivals #shrines #shinto
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Russian drones strike passenger train in Kharkiv Oblast, 5 killed, 2 injured -- "Absurd:" Trump's Board of Peace project falls flat in Ukraine -- Russia has suffered 'more losses than any major power' since World War II, report says -- Lukashenko must be held accountable for 'complicity' in Russia's war ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/01/wednesday-january-28-2026/
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Hype for the Future 65F: Historic City of Saint Augustine, Florida
Introduction Though Saint Augustine was not settled as part of British Colonial America but as part of New Spain in early European imperialism, the community of Saint Augustine has since been transformed by the Flagler heritage representative of the entirety of the modern State of Florida, and especially Northern Florida. History Founded by the Spanish in 1565, Saint Augustine has largely been identified by the iconic structures associated with the community, including the Ponce de León […] -
For many athletes in Japan, the sporting year starts long before the first whistle and much as it does for everyone else — with hatsumōde, the custom of visiting a shrine or temple to offer the year’s first prayers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/01/athletes-new-year-rituals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sports #religion #shinto #buddhism #newyear039s #shrines #temples #hatsumode
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Prince Hisahito has visited Ise Shrine, a shinto shrine complex in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture, to report the completion of his coming-of-age ceremony. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/prince-hisahito-ise-shrine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #princehisahito #imperialfamily #iseshrine #shrines #shinto
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Nishiki Tenmangū Shrine in Kyoto, Japan
A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.#fortuneteller #gate #gods #deity #shintoism #architecture #architecturaloddities #history #shrines #section-Atlas
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Ota Shrine in Setana, Japan
Reaching Japan’s “most dangerous shrine” means climbing a vertical cliff.#mountains #hiking #shrines #section-Atlas
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Yushima Tenmangū in Tokyo, Japan
Students pray here in hopes of entering one of Japan’s most prestigious universities.#shrines #section-Atlas
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Last Sunday I installed about twenty benevolent faces, as acts of #StreetArt, in #Parklets and #gardens and #shrines around my neighborhood including inside this #LittleFreeLibrary. And today is #TagTuesday, so here is a photo.