Miko or shrine maiden (Young women serving in a Shinto shrine) at Kasuga Taisha Shinto shrine, Nara, Japan

Miko or shrine maiden (Young women serving in a Shinto shrine) at Kasuga Taisha Shinto shrine, Nara, Japan

Miko or shrine maiden (Young women serving in a Shinto shrine) at Kasuga Taisha Shinto shrine, Nara, Japan

Japanese wedding at Itsukushima Shrine, Shinto temple, Miyajima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Traditional Japanese Marriage Ritual at Itsukushima Shinto Shrine on Miyajima Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Traditional dress and procession for tea ceremony, Yasaka jinja shrine, Kyoto, Honshu island, Japan, Asia

Shinto ceremony, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

Shinto priest blessing a group of Sanja Festival participants in a religious ceremony in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Traditional dress and procession for tea ceremony, Yasaka jinja shrine, Kyoto city, Honshu island, Japan, Asia

Shinto ceremony, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

Priest reading a prayer for peace at Shinto ceremony, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

People burning incense, in Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto. Kansai, Japan.

Saio dai, main character of the Aoi Festival, with extremely expensive Kimono, going to a Shinto ceremony in the Kamigamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Return of the procession to the Shimogamo shrine, ritual dances in front of the Sacred Horse, Kyoto, Japan, Asia