Feb. 14, 2022 01:54 am JST
Posted in: Japan's Shinto religion is going global and attracting online followers See in context
Tando:
How do you practice Shinto? Shinto outside Japan doesn't make much sense.
I live near New York City.
I do not go to any shrine, but I go hiking on weekends. Instead of walking on bustling city streets, I walk through woods, walk along streams, crossing streams, walking by lakes and waterfalls, and enjoy smells of clean air. Instead of going up city skyscrapers, I walk up mountains and marvel at natural landscapes. Instead of drinking coffee at Caffe, I make a fire to make my coffee in the wild. I meet people from all ethnic backgrounds. We share untold values without being subjugated to any common religious dogma.
That's how I practice Shinto.
