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Upcoming Events
Japan Town Sreet Festival on July 17th 2010
Location: East Village 4th ave. (bet. 8th & 10th street)
ISF sets up the booth there, and provides information on Shinto.
http://www.nyjapantown.org
Shinto Lecutre in English July 2010
July 21st, (wed) 18:30~ at ISF NY Center
Theme: "Origami -the Art of Paperfolding- and Shinto Practice"
Speaker: Ms. Lisa Bellan-Boyer (
Professor of Religious Studies at Hudson County Community College)
*Registration is required for limit of space. Please contact us by phone, fax or email.
Join the Universal Peace Day "Commemoration the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki"
at New York Buddhist Church.
Augutst 5th, (thu) *the date might be changed.
Other News
International Children's Day Celebration (Shichigosan Ceremony)
2010 International Children's Day Celebration will be on October 23rd, 24th in New York City and October 30th, 31st in Washington, DC area. We will be announced details on the website shortly. If you have any inquiry, please email us: newyork@shinto.org.
Slideshow - 2007
Washington DC
On April 10th, the
ISF participated in the Sakura Matsuri street festival with a booth providing visitors with information about Shinto. We set up a Shinto altar, Torii gates, ring and offering box. Therefore, many visitors made a long queue to pray to our temporary Shinto shrine.... Read more
National
Cherry Blossom Festival
2009
photos
Photo: Flikr by cliff1066
Shinto Open House 2010
April 13th, the ISF has taken a root in Washington DC by hosting a Shinto Open House, “How Can Shinto Culture Heal Our Life?” at the Kay Spiritual life center of American University. This is fifth year the ISF has participated in the National Cherry Blossom Festival to introduce Japanese culture such as Shinto.... Read more
Special Event as Shinto Lecture "Kensho - Shodo Calligraphy"
May 13th,
We invited Shodo(calligraphy) artist Ms. Masako Inkyo as she performs her calligraphy as an offering to International Shinto Foundation NY center. We had more than 20 participants and they all facinated by Ms. Inkyo's perfomance.
Recurring Events
International Children's Day Celebration (Shichigosan Ceremony)
Shichigosan, which means “7-5-3”, is an ancient tradition
that dates back to the Heian period of Japan (794-1185). Every November
in Japan, parents take their 3 and 5 year-old boys and 3 and 7 year-old
girls, dressed in their best traditional Japanese kimono to local shrines
to receive divine blessings. This charming event remains one of the
happiest memories of childhood.
Shinto Lecture
ISF provide a shinto lecture every other month Japanese and English. Inculdes The Great Purification Rituals twice a year.
New Year Prayers
Start the new year with a traditional Shinto prayer wishing for family
happiness, safety and prosperity.
National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington DC
The NCBF is held annually in Washington DC in honor of friendship between
Japan and the United States and springtime. The famous and beautiful
cherry trees were gifted to the US by Japan in 1912 by Mayor Yukio Ozaki
of Tokyo.
Wedding Ceremony
The ISF has held several traditional Japanese wedding ceremonies. Please
contact us if you would like to learn more about this beautiful Shinto
tradition.