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A miko (), or shrine maiden, [1] [2] is a young priestess [3] who works at a Shinto shrine. Miko were once likely seen as shamans, [4] but are understood in modern Japanese culture to be an institutionalized [5] role in daily life, trained to perform tasks, ranging from sacred cleansing [4] to performing the sacred Kagura dance.
In the Media Blasters anime English adaptation, the Miko Council is referred to as the "Priestess Club". Yuzu Hieda (稗田 柚子, Hieda Yuzu) Voiced by: Ai Shimizu (Japanese); Zoe Martin (English) She is the middle sister of the Hieda clan, all of whom have trained to be Shinto priestesses. She is a powerful mystic, but naive.
Kannazuki no Miko (神無月の巫女, lit. Priestesses of the Kannazuki) is a Japanese yuri manga series created by Kaishaku.The series, centering on the relationship between main characters Himeko and Chikane, also has elements of mecha themes in its plot. [2]
Kannushi (神主, "divine master (of ceremonies)", originally pronounced kamunushi), also called shinshoku (神職, meaning "employee/worker of kami"), is the common term for a member of the clergy at a Shinto shrine (神社, jinja) responsible for maintaining the shrine and leading worship of the kami there. [1]
The white robe (白衣, hakue, byakue, shiraginu) worn on the upper body is a white kosode, with sleeves similar in length to those of a tomesode. [3] Originally, kosode sleeves were worn under daily clothing, but gradually became acceptable outerwear between the end of the Heian period and the Kamakura period [4] The red collar sometimes seen around the neck is a decorative collar (kake-eri ...
Women occupy a unique role in the indigenous Japanese traditions of Shinto, including a unique form of participation as temple stewards and shamans, or miko.Though a ban on female Shinto priests was lifted during World War II, the number of women priests in Shinto is a small fraction of contemporary clergy.
Gingitsune (ぎんぎつね, lit. Silver Fox) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sayori Ochiai. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump from June 2009 to October 2022, with its chapters collected in 18 tankōbon volumes.
In principle, Saiin remained unmarried, but there were exceptions. Some Saiin became consorts of the Emperor, called Nyōgo in Japanese. The Saiin order of priestesses existed throughout the Heian and Kamakura periods. Saiin is also the name given to the palace where the Saiin Priestesses lived and served the Shinto deities.