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Karasu Sumo at Kamigamo Shrine on September 9

August 24, 2011 By Michael Lambe 2 Comments

John Dougill writes, Priests hopping and cawing like crows.  Seven year old kids doing sumo.  What’s that all got to do with Shinto, you may wonder? Kamigamo Jinja is Kyoto’s greenest shrine and probably the oldest.  It was established by the Kamo clan long before Kammu founded the capital in 794.  One of the clan, according to legend, helped guide Emperor Jimmu across Kii … [Read more...]

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