BLESSING
Arts & Talent
Prayers for artistry and expression — honing one's gifts and bringing them into the world. A blessing is not a promise, but a signpost for setting yourself in order through prayer.
KyotoKurumazaki Shrine
車折神社
A deity who keeps promises — and the vermilion fence of the performing arts.
NaraTenkawa Daibenzaiten Shrine
天河大辨財天社
The Benzaiten of the performing arts, worshipped to the sound of the Isuzu bells.
MieSarutahiko Shrine
猿田彦神社
A shrine of way-opening, where the eight-sided direction stone rests.
KanagawaEnoshima Shrine
江島神社
An island of three sanctuaries enshrining the Munakata goddesses — one of Japan's three great Benzaiten.