Shinto dance at Kyoto temple

This is a Shinto priestess performing a traditional dance at a temple in Kyoto.

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Travel & Events

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• Japan
• Kyoto
• Shinto

[ColCol7391]

ok thats not a priestess that a Miko, or shrine maiden. Is this at the Heian Jingu?

[ctreadwe]

Yes, thanks, I know what a miko is, but "shrine maiden" is pretty vague in English, so I went with priestess. And no, that's not where I shot the video.

[LoverofSolomon]

I honor the Greek Gods, but I have to tell you I wouldn't disrespect the Shinto Gods.

[kaisermuto]

This is not of Temple. This is SHRINE. SHINTO has not temple. SHINTO has SHRINE.

[hankowen99]

@mirimiripipim plz dont disrespect

[jin54363]

@LoverofSolomon

i worship the Shinto Gods but i venerate and love the Greek Gods

[chhtony1190]

sound like south-east asia bouddhist music like cambodia, thailand, laos etc

[gariadara]

@SunkenCide Well, there are no gods in Buddhism. It's a religion without deities. It's kind of hard to compare the two.

[SunkenCide]

I like Shinto a lot better than Buddhism. Shinto totally pwns Buddhism :mrgreen:

[kieran196]

The term 'temple' is not used when refering to a Shinto place of worship! In Japan, Buddhists worship is conducted in temples (-ji,-dera,-tera- &-in) whilst Shinto acts of worship takes place in shrines,(-jingu ,-Jinja).

[thephilosopherkartik]

That guy saying 'kanojo wa miko?' (Is that a Miko?) in the background kind of ruined the video.

[mangaanime3]

"Miko" can be a broad term. To a western audience, priestess can suffice as a translation of it. I would prefer the term Shaman but that's just me, and that also wouldn't make sense to a western audience, at least the unenlightened ones. lol j/k.

[mirimiripipim]

Miko are so sexy