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Tweet Explaining the Shugendo religion would be a job for a book, not a blog post. But let’s just say it’s a colourful mix of Buddhism, Japan’s ancient Shinto religion, and even more ancient native animism. Shugendo’s adherents are known as Yamabushi – men (and a few women) who undertake arduous ascetic training in the […]
Feb 20, 2013 | Categories: my articles, my photos, thumbnail slider, travel | Tags: Buddhism, conch, Dewa-Sanzan, japan, mountain, photo, photos, Shinto, Shonai, Shugendo, Yamabusgi, Yamagata | 4 Comments »