http://nishinojinja.or.jp/ (西野神社社務所, Sapporo, Hokkaidô, Japan) Description: news; location plan; introduction of the shrine (history, deities, calendar of events with detailed information, list of prayer types and services, "buisness prayers", Ningyôkuyô festival); map of the shrine area and introduction of the buildings; list of trees in the shrine garden (botanical names, with photos); information on the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac; information on Shintô funeral and the shrine's cemetary; information on Ningyôkuyô festival (memorial service for old dolls); information on the lucky charms sold by the shrine; information on groups (representative association, association for the preservation of Mando procession, portable shrine club, women's group); photo galleries of past events; blog; information on prayer/worship (household Shinto shrine, paper offerings, ancestor worship, everyday prayers, prayers for the construction of a building); information on rites that mark the various stages of human life (prayer for easy delivery, birth, name-giving ceremony, first visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity, weaning ceremony, baby's first annual festival, Shichigosan, shrine visit by children aged 7, 5 and 3, coming-of-age celebration, wedding, critical age, longevity celebration, funeral, tamamatsuri, mourning); different types of prayers when constructing a house; questions & answers; Shintô annual events and the four seasons; principles for constucting a house; list of this year's lucky and unlucky deities; horoscope; calendar; information on national flag and national anthem; information on Imperial Rescript on Education; detailed information on the history of Nishino, Fukui and Heiwa districts (easy explanations for schoolchildren); presentation of artists and their works; links; BBS; contact; Nishino Jinja website for children (informations on shrines, kami, the Kojiki, parts of a shrine, shrine forest, festivals, worship/prayer at home, Shintô houshold shrine, ceremonies of human life, national anthem and flag, national holidays, links).
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