Seimei Shrine in Kyoto, Japan
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Shinto is sometimes called the religion with 8 million gods, as it does not only honor nature spirits, but also deceased people of importance. A notable example is the Hippocrates shrine in Kyoto, but the Seimei shrine is more closely connected with Japanese history. Abe no Seimei was a historical figure who lived around the turn of the last millennium working as an onmyo-ji, or fortune teller and astrologer to the empirical court. His life is connected to many divine acts of magic, which gave h
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