thanks, much appreciated. If ya happen to find
out anything about the shrine shinto, could ya let me
know ? Til then Ill continue my own search, but I do
appreciate the info, I can use all the info I can get

Dear Ax Man 12:<br>I don't know if this will help
you, but let me try.<br><br>I'm not a true expert on
Shinto, but you need to realize that first there are two
types of Shinto: Shrine and Sectretarian. Shrine Shinto
deals with the patheon of deities known to most people:
Amaterasu O Mikami, Izanagi No Mikoto, etc. With
Secretarian Shinto, a few of them deal with these deities,
most revere deities not known to the normal Shinto
patheon.<br><br>I know for a fact with Secretarian Shinto
conversion is possible. Some sects would ask for a Kikyou
Shiki and a Kaishiki to be done. A Kikyou Shiki is a
service before the deity being honored stating that from
here on forth all services dealing with one's life
will be through that sect and that you swear to live
by and live out the teachings of that deity. A
Kaishiki is a service that transfers one's ancestors from
what ever religion they were over to that
sect.<br><br>I don't know if this helps, but I hope I was able
to give you some answers.<br><br>Thanks!<br><br>Todd
(aka Konkokid)

Uh, hello, I was wondering if I could ask a
question, Im assuming I can.<br><br>I have been wanting to
convert to the Shinto religion and was wondering if I
would be able to (I hear from one place that I can't,
another says I can, Im confused)<br>and if it is
possible, if there were any specific process I would have
to go about doing. I would greatly appreciate an
answer, thanks.

Hallo to all. I am founder of Shinto Shinkyo.<br>I do not show up much, but I
would like to forward my greetings to all on this list.<br>Please dont hesitate
to ask the question.

I've heard about Shinto and looked for books about it, not to mention a local
place to learn about it, but have had no luck...

Hello. I am very interested in Shinto, however; I
do not live around any shrines (I live in Houston,
TX) so I was wondering if there was any way that I
could get started doing things myself. Any books or
tips that anyone can offer? Anything is welcome.

Dear all:<br>For those of you who are interested,
the North American Diocese of Konkokyo is holding
their annual conference from August 10 ~ 12, at St.
Nicholas Ranch, Squaw Valley, California.<br>If you'd like
to attend, please contact by email, fax, letter or
phone:<br><br>Rev. Yomisu Oya (speaks beautiful English)<br>Konko
Churches of North America<br>2006 - 6th
Street<br>Sacramento, California 95818<br>Tel: 888-400-5262 or
916-930-0354<br>Fax: 916-930-0631<br>kcna1@...<br><br>Hope to see
you there!<br><br>Aloha, <br><br>Todd (aka
KonkoKid)<br><br>"People are a microcosm. Tenchi Kane No Kami (Great
Spirit of the Universe, God the Parent) protects your
head at all times, thus you can use your body at
will."<br>I Yamamoto, Sadajiro 2-6

I've recently become interested in the Shinto religion, but it's hard to fin
good resources to learn about it from.  I was wondering if anyone could point
out any good books or sites, thanks.

Dear All:<br>I think it was last month that one
member visited the Konko Church of San Diego. I just
thought i'd announce that on Saturday, June 9, 2001 the
Konko Church of San Diego will be holding its Tenchi
Kane No Kami (Great Spirit of the Universe, God the
Parent) Grand Ceremony. I'm not sure of the time and you
may wish to call. If I'm correct, Rev. Alfred Tsuyuki
(a wonderful scholar) will be giving the sermon.
Information is below. <br><br>Aloha,<br><br>Todd (aka
KonkoKid)<br><br><br>Konko Church of San Diego<br>2714 Greyling Drive<br>San
Diego, California 9123<br>Tel: 858-571-0386<br>Fax:
858-278-9048<br>Email: norikazu.yukawa@...<br>Head Minister:
Rev. Norikazu Yukawa<br><br><br>"Everyone around the
world is a child of Tenchi Kane No Kami. The world is
full of Tenchi Kane No Kami's blessings. Not having
these blessings is like not having any air. So without
divine blessings, people cannot live, not even for a
minute."<br><br>II Sato, Mitsujiro 14-3

Dear Everyone:<br>I just thought i'd share some
information with all of you. Coming this Sunday (05/27), the
Tenchi Kane No Kami (Great Spirit of the Universe, God
the Parent) Grand Ceremony (Go Daisai) will be taking
place in both L.A. and Seattle. If you are interested
in attending, please feel free to contact the
following churches. Aloha! Todd (aka KonkoKid)<br><br>Konko
Church of Whittier-Rose Hill<br>11513 Sierra Sky
Drive<br>Whittier, California 94305<br>Tel: 562-699-5019<br>Fax:
562-908-9067<br>Head Minister: Rev. Wakiko Igawa<br>Assistant Head
Minister: Rev. Kiyoshi Igawa<br>Associate Minister: Rev.
Mako Sally Lim-Ota<br><br>Konko Church of
Seattle<br>1713 South Main Street<br>Seattle, Washington
98144<br>Head Minister: Rev. Michihiro Yuasa<br>Associate
Minister: Revs. Kisa Yuasa, Hironobu Nakahara and Matsuko
Nakahara.<br><br>"Everyone around the world is a child of Tenchi Kane No
Kami (Great Spirit of the Universe, God the Parent).
The world is full of Tenchi Kane No Kami's blessings.
Not having these blessings is like not having air. So
without divine blessings, people cannot live, not even
for a minute."<br>II Sato, Mitsujiro 14-3

People interested in Shrine Shinto may want to check out <a
href=http://kannagara.org target=new>http://kannagara.org</a>

You may want to consider asking either Revs.
Takeuchi or Kishii to speak to your group.<br><br>Rev.
Takeuchi is from Chicago and Rev. Kishii is from Toronto.
I'll put their addresses, phone numbers, fax #s and
email addresses down for your convenience.<br><br>Konko
Church of Toronto<br> 398 Kennedy Road<br> Scarborough,
Ontario, M1K 2A6 Canada<br> Telephone/Fax:
416-261-9619<br> Email: tokonko@...<br> Head Minister:
Reverend Takao Kishii<br><br><br>Konko Faith in
Chicago<br> 6447 North Albany Avenue<br> Chicago, Illinois
60645<br> Telephone: 773-764-1272<br> Email:
mtakeuchi@...<br> Head Minister: Rev. Masanori Takeuchi
<br><br>Hope this helps....<br><br>"There are people who claim
that the Universe works this way and that, but they
really don't understand it. If they did, they would be
able to stop the rise and fall of tides."<br>I Kondo,
Fujimori 9

I am hosting a retreat in September and am
looking for a teacher to conduct classes on Shinto. If
interested please let me know and I will discuss details
with you. Retreat to be held September 9th thru the
16th.<br><br>Blessings<br>Susan
hicks62500@...<br><br>www.webspawner.com/users/hicks62500

Dear Martian:<br>I'm so happy you had the chance
to visit Rev. Yukawa and the San Diego Church. He's
a great person, whose gone through so much in his
life. The meal portion is what we call the Naorai. What
service did you go and attend? Please stay updated and
other Ceremonies for Southern California will be
announced.<br>Aloha,<br>Todd (aka KonkoKid)<br><br>"Because Kami can neither
be seen nor heard, the room for doubt has no limits.
This is a very frightening thing. Abandon all
doubts."<br>III Shinkun 2-49

I visited the Konkokyo Church in San Diego and I
had a wonderful time.They were very kind and
friendly.I bought a biography of Konko Daijin and I enjoyed
the ceremony.They sure feed you good.The food gave me
the sensation of scuba diving by a coral reef.

Hello there chiron, I have studied and consider paganism, wicca, and now
buddhism. But now I'm looking into Shintoism. It is an interesteing relgion :)

dear all im new to this as in shinto,<br>and
would love to hear from you so i can learn more about
this religion, i am a pagan but feel our ways are very
close and i love to learn about very old
religions.<br><br>thank you for your time<br><br>chiron.

As you may know, Konkokyo is a secretarian shinto
religion. It has 2 churches in canada. One church in both
Washington and Portland. 7 in California, one mission in
Illinois and a gathering in New York. I personally am a
Konkokyo minister, but I'm bi-racial. In fact, there are 2
bi-racial ministers. 1 pure-brazillian minister in Brazil.
1 pure-white minister who will be transferred to
Portland next month. 1 Filipino-American, female minister
in San Francisco. And 3 Korean ministers in Korea.
Personally, i think diversity in shrine and secretarian
shinto are very important and should be encouraged.
Although, I really don't know how the typically homogeneous
Japanese would feel about that.

Some do mind and some don't. I know there are a
couple non-Japanese priests, one of which is Rev. Koichi
Barrish who is Guji (chief priest) of a shrine in Granite
Falls, Wa. <a href=http://kannagara.org target=new>http://kannagara.org</a> is
the web page<br>It's
a "branch shrine" of Tsubaki OKami Yashiro, the
main shrine of Sarutahiko OKami. The web page
describes much better and is a better source than I am so I
recomend you visit it. A good book you can likely find
online is "Kami no Michi" by Rev. Yukitaka Yamamoto the
96th chief priest of Tsubaki OKami Yashiro. It's more
than just about Shinto; it's, in part, an
autobiography describing how he became the Guji of Tsubaki
Okami Yashiro as well his life during WWII.

Hello all! I am a white american and interested
in following the bleifes of shinto/buddishism but i
was wondering, I know anyone can be buddist but do
japanese shinto's mind other ethical backgrounds joining
their heritage in the relgion of shintoism?

Thank you! I will check for more informations. If I can help you in some
way...tell me! See you and thank you very much!

Hello everyone - I'm a 17 yr old Japanese student
currently investigating the Shinto religion, with
particular reference to the beliefs and rituals involved,
and how they affect the moral and ethical teachings
of the religion.<br><br> Any information at all
would be muchly appreciated, be it merely background
information on Shintoism (my knowledge is not at all at an
acceptable standard), or indepth answers / responses<br><br>
In particular, I would like to make contact with
some actual practicing Shintoists, as this is part of
the investigation criteria, so if anyone knows of any
practicing Shintoists who would be willing to discuss
various points of their religion, could they please pass
on their emails to me ...<br><br> Again, thankyou
all, and I look forward to discussing this fascinating
religion with all of you ... I hope you can all help me
!<br><br>from Matt Nightingale<br>ginganinja13@...

This is a bit late, but try <a href=http://kannagara.org
target=new>http://kannagara.org</a><br>this is a Shinto shrine located in the
USA

You may wish to contact the Konkokyo Izuo Church
in Osaka, Japan or the Konkokyo International Center
in Tokyo, Japan to answer your questions about how
Konkokyo, a secretarian shinto sect (kyoha shinto) and
medicine go hand in hand. There are a number of doctors in
our religion. There is an ardent believer at UC San
Diego: Dr. Katsumi Miyai. He speaks English beautifully
and may be of some help to you. If you have any
questions, please feel free to email me at anytime at
KonkoKid@...<br>If you'd like more information about Konkokyo or
would like to get into contact with someone, all you
need to do is contact me and I can give you a number
and/or address to work with.<br>Aloha,<br><br>KonkoKid

Hi! I'm 24 from Italy. I'm a student and I'm very
interessed in japanese traditional culture and religion. I'm
graduating in medical antropology and I'm doing a thesis
about the relations between traditional medicine and
religion in Japan. Anyone can help me? For example with
books, or sites, or university (also in Japan) in wich I
can found something? I'm also searching for new
friends (in Japan), I'm moving to Japan in March for stay
there 3 months. Thank you all! And I hope to chat with
you someday! Bye!

hello everyone reading this message. i am a
japanese fanatic of culture religion and people and i want
to be shinto. i know nuthing about it and i am also
looking for new friends so i am a 14 male and i live in
usa in kentucky e-mail me at samuriordie@...

Greetings everyone-<br><br>I'm curious... What IS
Shinto? It's a religion, I think, and I know that Sailor
Mars of the Sailor Senshi (both Anime and Manga) is a
shinto priestess... other than that, I'm clueless, and
I'd love to learn more. Anybody care to start and
explaination, or some websites that have some information.
<br><br>-Noiyi

I am thinking of a Shinto shrine in my back yeard I have 25x18 or 450 suare
feet. I need a site or sites that can help me with this. <br><br>    
Alucard<br><br>PS I thank you grately of any help!

So what form of Shinto do you practice?

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