An Illustrated Guide to Shrines -Japan's Deities Around Us

この本は、『神社図鑑 ぼくの近くにはどんな神さまがいるの？』の英語版です。

An Illustrated Guide to Shrines by Shuto, an elementary school student who appeared on TV Asahi's“Sandwich Man & Ashida Mana's Hakase-chan.” The book is fully illustrated and in full color, so elementary school students and up can enjoy reading it.

The first half of the book introduces famous episodes from the “Kojiki,” the oldest book in Japan, which has a difficult image. 

In the latter half of the book, you will enjoy learning about shrines and Japanese culture that you may or may not know, including shrine buildings such as Torii gate and komainu (guardian dogs), how to offer prayers at shrines, festivals, etc.

Adults will also enjoy learning about shrines and Japanese culture, such as “Animals in Shrines,” “World Heritage Shrines,” “Attractive Torii gate throughout Japan,” and “Deities also have their area of specialty!” The contents of the book will be enjoyable for both children and adults to become familiar with shrines and Japanese history.