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title: Shinto Priest and Female Shrine Stewards at Meiji Shrine
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7856/shinto-priest-and-female-shrine-stewards-at-meiji/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Shinto Priest and Female Shrine Stewards at Meiji Shrine

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Shinto Priest and Female Shrine Stewards at Meiji Shrine](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7856.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7856.jpg)

## Image Caption

In this picture, one sees a male [Shinto](https://www.worldhistory.org/Shinto/) priest accompanied by two female shrine stewards (or "miko" in Japanese) at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/) as they prepare to oversee a wedding ceremony. While there are some female Shinto priests, the vast majority are male.

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2018, January 10). Shinto Priest and Female Shrine Stewards at Meiji Shrine. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7856/shinto-priest-and-female-shrine-stewards-at-meiji/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Shinto Priest and Female Shrine Stewards at Meiji Shrine." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 10, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7856/shinto-priest-and-female-shrine-stewards-at-meiji/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Shinto Priest and Female Shrine Stewards at Meiji Shrine." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7856/shinto-priest-and-female-shrine-stewards-at-meiji/>.

## License & Copyright

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