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  2. Miko clothing - Wikipedia

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    Miko clothing (巫女装束, miko shōzoku) is the clothing worn by miko (shrine maidens) at Shinto shrines. There are no universal specifications for miko clothing and each Shinto shrine uses clothing based on its own traditions. Although often confused with miko, there are also women among the kannushi (Shinto priests), who wears different ...

  3. Miko - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Women in Shinto - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. List of items traditionally worn in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Traditional loose-woven two-piece clothing, consisting of a robe-like top and shorts below the waist; the seams connecting the sleeves to the body are traditionally loosely-sewn, showing a slight gap. Worn by men, women, boys, girls, and even babies, during the hot, humid summer season, in lieu of kimono. Jittoku (十徳)

  6. Hakama - Wikipedia

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    A miko 's uniform consists of a plain white kimono with a bright red hakama, sometimes a red naga-bakama during formal ceremonies. [9] This look stems from the attire worn by high-ranked aristocratic woman in the Heian era, as well as court performers such as shirabyōshi .

  7. Category:Miko - Wikipedia

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    Japanese Shinto priestesses (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Miko" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Miko clothing;

  8. Category:Shinto religious clothing - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Shinto religious clothing" ... Miko clothing; S. Senninbari; Suikan This page was last edited on 21 January 2021, at 00:16 ...

  9. Glossary of Shinto - Wikipedia

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    Kuchiyose miko (口寄巫女, lit. ' channelling miko ') – A miko acting as a spirit medium. Kuebiko (久延毘古) – A Shinto kami of local knowledge and agriculture, represented in Japanese mythology as a scarecrow, who cannot walk but has comprehensive self-awareness and omniscience. Kuji-in (九字印, lit.