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John Dougill talks about Japan’s indigenous religion of Shinto, its kami (deities) and the designation of Ise Shrine as the center of worship for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Recorded on May 27, 2018.For more information about Dougill's books as well as publications by other members of Writers in Kyoto, see: https://booksonasia.net/category/issues/issue-1/The Books on Asia Podcast is sponsored by Stone Bridge Press, publisher of fine books on Asia for over 30 years: www.stonebridge.com

John Dougill talks about Japan’s indigenous religion of Shinto, its kami (deities) and the designation of Ise Shrine as the center of worship for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Recorded on May 27, 2018.For more information about Dougill's books as well as publications by other members of Writers in Kyoto, see: <a href="https://booksonasia.net/category/issues/issue-1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://booksonasia.net/category/issues/issue-1/</a>The Books on Asia Podcast is sponsored by Stone Bridge Press, publisher of fine books on Asia for over 30 years: <a href="http://www.stonebridge.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.stonebridge.com</a>

John Dougill, founder of Writers in Kyoto

We chat with John Dougill, founder of the website Green Shinto for a fascinating discussion on Japan's native faith and why in the era of climate change it has resonated with a new generation of followers.John is a captivating lecturer with a great sense of humor. You won't want to miss this chat!  It's a great for anyone who wants to know more about the history, culture and practices of Japan. You can't explain Japan without Shinto or vis-versa. For more information on what Asia Art Tours offers related to Shinto in Japan, please check out our "Spirits of Japan Tour" it takes travelers into the native faiths and religions of Japan with experts, focusing on culture, art, cusine and lifestyle. -https://asiaarttours.com/tours/spirit-of-japan/For more of John's work. Please check out Green Shinto- http://www.greenshinto.com/wp/  And his many books written for Tuttle publishing house here: https://www.amazon.com/John-Dougill/e/B004LR4AKY%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

We chat with John Dougill, founder of the website Green Shinto for a fascinating discussion on Japan's native faith and why in the era of climate change it has resonated with a new generation of followers. John is a captivating lecturer with a great sense of humor. You won't want to miss this chat! It's a great for anyone who wants to know more about the history, culture and practices of Japan. You can't explain Japan without Shinto or vis-versa. For more information on what Asia Art Tours offers related to Shinto in Japan, please check out our "Spirits of Japan Tour" it takes travelers into the native faiths and religions of Japan with experts, focusing on culture, art, cusine and lifestyle. -<a href="https://asiaarttours.com/tours/spirit-of-japan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://asiaarttours.com/tours/spirit-of-japan/</a> For more of John's work. Please check out Green Shinto- <a href="http://www.greenshinto.com/wp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.greenshinto.com/wp/</a> And his many books written for Tuttle publishing house here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/John-Dougill/e/B004LR4AKY%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/John-Dougill/e/B004LR4AKY%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share</a>

Green Shinto -  Japan's Shinto Faith and Climate Change with Dr. John Dougill

Colin Marshall sits down seven stories above Kawaramachi, Kyoto, Japan with John Dougill, professor of British culture at Ryukoku University, blogger at Green Shinto, and author of books including Kyoto: A Cultural History, In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians, and Oxford in English Literature. They discuss the commonalities between the Kyoto geisha and the English gentleman, who practice their respective cultures' ritual, regulation, and repression; form's dominance over function in Japan, as exemplified by one young fellow in a Union Jack t-shirt; how he got a handle on Japan by writing a book on Kyoto, and how in the process the scales fell from his eyes, revealing the "magical paradise" he lives in; his ambivalence toward the "sprawling urban mess" that has built up around modern Kyoto; Oxford, the other city in his life, and the formula of "old buildings and young people" that makes it ideal; his early feelings of isolation and anger toward Japan, and how he overcame them; coming to represent British culture in Japan, using Marmite and other traditional tools; his attractions to "earth religions," particularly Shinto, which he considers to be the true essence of Japanese culture; the Japanese tendency to contextually follow a variety of religious traditions and honor a variety of "equally valid" though sometimes opposing truths; how Japan's "hidden Christians" created and protected their own mixed folk religion; his current project, a book on Japan's UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and the problems inherent in a place becoming one; how Kyoto's younger generation has preserved and repurposed traditional machiya buildings; and the process by which he has come to see his own country through Japanese eyes, which means he sees a great deal of "rudeness, dirtiness, and lack of efficiency" — a different Britain, in other words, than the one he grew up in. 

Colin Marshall sits down seven stories above Kawaramachi, Kyoto, Japan with John Dougill, professor of British culture at Ryukoku University, blogger at <a href="http://www.greenshinto.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Green Shinto</a>, and author of books including Kyoto: A Cultural History, In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians, and Oxford in English Literature. They discuss the commonalities between the Kyoto geisha and the English gentleman, who practice their respective cultures' ritual, regulation, and repression; form's dominance over function in Japan, as exemplified by one young fellow in a Union Jack t-shirt; how he got a handle on Japan by writing a book on Kyoto, and how in the process the scales fell from his eyes, revealing the "magical paradise" he lives in; his ambivalence toward the "sprawling urban mess" that has built up around modern Kyoto; Oxford, the other city in his life, and the formula of "old buildings and young people" that makes it ideal; his early feelings of isolation and anger toward Japan, and how he overcame them; coming to represent British culture in Japan, using Marmite and other traditional tools; his attractions to "earth religions," particularly Shinto, which he considers to be the true essence of Japanese culture; the Japanese tendency to contextually follow a variety of religious traditions and honor a variety of "equally valid" though sometimes opposing truths; how Japan's "hidden Christians" created and protected their own mixed folk religion; his current project, a book on Japan's UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and the problems inherent in a place becoming one; how Kyoto's younger generation has preserved and repurposed traditional machiya buildings; and the process by which he has come to see his own country through Japanese eyes, which means he sees a great deal of "rudeness, dirtiness, and lack of efficiency" — a different Britain, in other words, than the one he grew up in.

S3E6: Form Over Function with John Dougill