Purify and recharge your spirit for the year From ancient times, the Japanese people practiced 年越の大祓Toshikoshi-no-Ōharae, a prayer to purify and rid themselves of the year’s yakunan, or "bad luck" (illness, accident, injury, fight, misfortune etc.), and kegare, or “withered spirit.” Over the previous six months since Nagoshi-no-Harae, the energy of a person’s spirit is diminished by tiredness, stress, […]

Please join us for our monthly ceremony! Our November Tsukinami-sai will be held on Friday, November 1st at 7 PM (PT) on our “ShintoInari” YouTube channel. Please join us on our YouTube channel. (https://www.youtube.com/live/TuVKgABRg08?feature=share) At Tsukinami-sai, we show our respects and communicate our gratitude, wishes, dreams and determination, and ask for blessings from Kami-sama (Nature Spirits), for everyone and especially for our members! […]

It's time to show your appreciation to Kami. In Japan, we hold Aki (Autumn) Matsuri on sometimes Autumn and show appreciation to spirit which gave/help us harvest, achievement, success and connections in the year. If you are in the L.A. area please participate in this very rare in-person ceremony! The ceremony will start 3:30 pm. […]

Date: Monday, November 11th, 2024 (Veterans Day)Time: 3 PM to 3:30 PM PacificLocation: Swan Fence Inc600 W Manville St, Compton, CA 90220 If you are in the L.A. area or are able to travel to the L.A. area join us for a rare in-person Otakiage ceremony!In this ceremony we show our respects and gratitude for all the items […]

Volunteer for Shinto Ceremonies! In-person Shichigosan Gokitō volunteerDate: Sunday, November 10th, 2024Time: 1 pm to 4 pmLocation: Torrance, CA Company Blessings & Otakiage volunteerDate: Monday, November 11th, 2024 (Veteran's Day)Time: 7 am to 7 pmLocation: various places in the Torrance area We need your help in making various Shinto ceremonies happen! An in-person Shrine event takes many hands to be successful. This […]