I need HELP!

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I'm supposed to go to a Shinto shrine and view a ceremony, then write a paper on it. The teacher of the class assured everyone that there was a place of worship for their assigned religion somewhere in the area.

Now I consider myself to be pretty internet saavy, but I cannot find a Shinto Shrine anywhere in California, let alone anywhere in the Bay Area. I was only able to find ONE in the entire country, and that's in Washington (though it used to be located in Stockton.) I also came accross a figure that estimated that there are about 1,000 people who are actually a part of this religion in the US.

Can you guys see if you can find anything? I've spent the past hour searching, and I've come up with nothing.
 
TC said:
...a figure that estimated that there are about 1,000 people who are actually a part of this religion in the US...
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Not all is lost! All I need to do is find 1,000 followers and be a religious leader!

C'mon! 1,000 folks in the whole of US? That's not a religion, that's a sect!

Take a trip to Japan - I am sure you'll find some there... :evil:
 
Yeah -- apparently there are 90,000 of these shrines in Japan. From the search results I'm getting it looks like you might have to find some place that is merely holding a Shinto service rather than a shrine dedicated solely to Shinto.
 
why don't you call some japanese american association of some sort and go from there. google is not everything, ya know. :)
 
call the number may you get some leads..


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21st Century Religion in China, Tibet and Japan This symposium will bring together scholars and representatives from major religious traditions, including Buddhism, Daosim, Confucianism, Shinto and Christianity, to explore how they are adapting to and influencing socio-cultural change. It will also feature a series of religious ritual performances, providing a first-hand experience with how different religions practice ritual traditions. Ceremonies include the Shinto ritual of purification; the Tibetan blessing; the prayer to Amida Buddha; and prayer practiced by China’s Christian communities. The event takes place on Friday March 2, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the University of San Francisco, Lone Mountain Campus, 28000 Turk Blvd., Pacific Rim Conference Room. Admission is $25 for the general public, $15 for seniors. Call 415-422-6357 for reservations and more information.
 
Rich Lee said:
is there a shrine at the japanese tea garden in SF?
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Tried that. There used to be on but they took it out.

Thanks for the help everyone, I'm hoping these ideas lead somewhere. :thumbsup: :beer:
 
Great stuff. I didn't even think of the Japanese Counsil (thanks John and David.)

I've got most of the paper written, I spent the last couple hours learning all about the history and belief system and such. Pretty interesting. Hopefully I'll be able to attend a ceremony to finish it all up.

Thanks everyone.
 
Just an update: after talking to the consolate, and a few other sources I have found out that there are less than 2,000 Shinto in all of North America. The only shrine, to the best of anyone's knowledge is located in Washington.

This is all mainly due to the fact that it isn't really an organized religion, there are no preachers, and it's all passed down through generations and such. Shrines are maintained by the communities that surround them.

I got an extension on my paper. Score. :thumbsup:
 
TC said:
The teacher of the class assured everyone that there was a place of worship for their assigned religion somewhere in the area.
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so whats up with that?! if there aint one in the area then how yous gonna do it?

unless its a trick of some sort.

maybe you can do a mock ceremony a shoot it with your dvx
 
TC it sounds like a great subject for a short film maybe even a sci-fi entry. Mysterious sect ....hmm...aliens maybe.
 
Isaac_Brody said:
TC you could photoshop yourself in a ceremony. :happy:
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HAHAHAHAHA, how red would my face have been if the teacher later found out that there weren't any in the area.

Rich- Apparently she got the list from the department, so she didn't know about it.

Big- Good call, maybe I'll start working on a second one now. :thumbsup:
 
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