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By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
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Union of Izanami & Izanagi
Wedded Rocks at Futami no Ura
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Tree kami surrounded by sacred boundaries
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Torii Gate, Miyajima Island
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A Tunnel of Torii Gates Inari Mt., Kyoto
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Shinto Temple – “worship hall”
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Traditional Shinto Wedding Today
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Prayers, Thoughts, & Wishes at a Shinto Shrine
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Hot Sand Bath at Takegawara Onsen, Beppu
Origins in the Nara Period (710-794)
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Noh Theater : 8-man chorus
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Noh Theater
Traditional Weeping Gesture
Woman Heavenly-being Demonness
Old Man Warrior Demon God
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Kabuki Theater
An interior of a Kabuki theater.
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Origami : The Art of Japanese Paper Folding
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Origami : Modern Adaptations
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Haiku : 17-syllable poem
Matsuo Basho, Master of Haiku
Spring departs. Birds cry Fishes' eyes are filled with tears.
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Ikebana : The Art of Japanese Flower Arranging
Tallest Heaven
Middle Man
Smallest Earth
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Bonzai : A Unique Method of Meditation
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Japanese Garden for Meditation
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Miniature Rock/Sand Garden
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Shinto in Modern Furniture
Simplicity!