The beauty of Japan’s Shintoism religion

Faithfuls and tourists gathered around a pool at the Ise Jingu shrine to cleanse themselves by washing their hands and rinsing their mouths before proceeding to make prayers to goddess Omikami. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

Her beauty feels as warm and gentle as the morning sunshine. She has an embrace like that of a mother and her soft heart will melt your worries away, so they say.

Meet Amaterasu Omikami, the goddess of Japan who is loved beyond borders and whose gentleness is like that of Japan’s temperate weather — not so cold not so hot.