By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer
Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
Polytheism
Shinto
Minimize
sin &
guilt
Amaterasu : Sun Goddess
Wedded Rocks at Futami no Ura
Union of Izanami & Izanagi
Tree kami surrounded by
sacred boundaries
Torii Gate, Miyajima Island
Torii Gate in Winter
Torii Gate
A Tunnel of Torii Gates
Inari Mt., Kyoto
Torii Gong
Shinto Temple – “worship hall”
Shinto Priest
Traditional Shinto Wedding
Today
Prayers, Thoughts, & Wishes
at a Shinto Shrine
Ojizo: Memorials
for the Unborn
Shinto Subway Shrine
Hot Sand Bath at
Takegahara Onsen, Beppu
Origins in the Nara Period (710-794)
Japanese Baths:
Grandma & Grandson
Noh Theater :
8-man chorus
Noh Theater
The Play
Aoi no Ue
Noh Theater
Woman
Heavenly-being
Demonness
Old Man
Warrior
Demon God
Traditional
Weeping
Gesture
Kabuki Theater
Morph to Kabuki
Actor
Bunraku Puppets
Bunraku Puppets
Chanoyu : Tea Ceremony
Tea Ceremony Equipment
Green Tea
A Japanese Tea Master
A Japanese Tea House
Origami : The Art of
Japanese Paper Folding
Origami : The Art of
Japanese Paper Folding
Haiku : 17-syllable poem
Spring departs.
Birds cry
Fishes' eyes are
filled with tears.
Matsuo Basho, Master of Haiku
Calligraphy
Ikebana : The Art of
Japanese Flower Arranging
 Tallest --> Heaven
 Middle --> Man
 Smallest --> Earth
Bonzai : A Unique Method
of Meditation
Japanese Zen Rock Garden
Japanese Zen Rock Garden
Shinto in Modern Furniture
Simplicity!
Japanese Sand Garden
Japanese Sand Garden
ARIGATO!