Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America will hold a Shinto ceremony to pray for a rapid end of the Coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, April 5th, at 12noon (PDT). We plan to stream the ceremony on Instagram live (@ShintoInari). We hope that you can pray with us wherever you are at the time. The program […]

We regret to inform you that our Irei-sai on Saturday, March 7th, at LAPD Headquarters has been canceled. The Irei-sai is part of the Love to Nippon program. The Love to Nippon itself has been canceled due to the coronavirus. However, Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America will hold a private Irei-sai at the US […]

Memorial service for the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs will be held on this Saturday, February 22nd, 12:15 pm at Little Tokyo. Please pray and pay respects with us for the spirits of the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombs. (Free for attending to Irei-sai). After the memorial service, our head […]

We will hold Setsubun-sai on Saturday, February 1st, at the Seiwa Market in Torrance (FREE to attend!) Seeking men and women who were born in the Year of the Rat to participate throwing beans in the ceremony. We will hold Setsubun-sai on Saturday, February 1st, at the Seiwa Market in Torrance (21815 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, […]

Yes!!!  We will be back to have booth at Little Tokyo on the New Years Day, January 1st,  2020! We will hold Saitan-sai for praying people’s happiness, safety, success and world peace. You are very welcome to attend Saitan-sai as well as personal prayer. We will have Hamaya, Kumade, Ofuda and Omamori as well as Gokitoh such as Yakuyoke etc… (Please […]

It’s time to show your appreciation to Kami. In Japan, we hold Aki (Autumn) Matsuri on sometime Autumn and show appreciation to spirit which gave/help us harvest, achievement, success and connections in the year. So Please come and show your appreciation and pray for next years to the spirts. 753 (Shichi-go-san) ceremony  In Japan, Shichi-Go-San (753) is […]

On June 30th, 2019, we performed the ceremony for Nagoshi-no-Harae in our traditional ritual way that has been passed down from generation to generation through the long history of Shusse Inari Shrine. We read each person’s name and address who sent/handed Hitogata during the ceremony to pray for their purification, good fortune, and happiness, as […]

We performed Irei-sai, a Sintō Memorial ceremony on Sunday, March 10th for the victims of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in 2011 and 2016 Kumamoto earthquake, 2018 Hokkaidō earthquake. Our ceremony was aired on abc TV and NHK as well as other media. Through experiencing a traditional Japanese ritual, the Shintō ceremony, more […]

We will hold a Shintō memorial ceremony on Sunday, March 10th for the victims of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in 2011. This ceremony will be performed as part of the “Love to Nippon” event. Please come and pray with us for the spirits of victims. When: Sunday, March 10th 12.00pm – 12.20pm: […]

We held Setsubun-sai on Friday, February 1st at Montessori International Academy (2717 South Halladay Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705).  After the ceremony, we provided Setsubun-no-Harai and Yakubarai for Yakudoshi (critical year) ceremonies. We also provided traditional ritual ceremonies for purifying and recharging the spirit. Please see below. And we provided Gokitoh ceremony of Yakubarai for Yakudoshi (critical year) […]

Setsubun (February 3rd) is New Years in the lunar calendar, it is the day a new season begins. From ancient times, the Japanese people have prayed for purification, and to be rid of the previous year’s Kegare. New Year’s rituals are for cleansing and refreshing of energy for their spirit. Kegare means “withered spirit.” During the year, the energy […]

We held Saitan-sai on January 1st at Little Tokyo for praying everybody’s prosperity, safe and healthy life as well as world peace. We wish you a new year filled with prosperity and happiness! Arigato for all to come and pray at our booth. Arigato for volunteers to help our booth where was extremely popular in the […]