Category: Purification

White tasuki sashes and hachimaki headbands are visible at every shrine festival. Far from mere work attire, they are sacred garments that transform the body from everyday life into one fit to serve the kami. Explore their mythic roots and modern significance.

Shrine Secrets Editorial Team

Shimekiri rituals deliberately cut through sacred shimenawa ropes. We explore the purification and renewal philosophy behind the act of severing a divine barrier.

Shrine Secrets Editorial Team

We explore the tradition of cold water purification through waterfall meditation and winter misogi from a modern scientific perspective.

Shrine Secrets Editorial Team