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·      Has the Japanese culture been influenced by ancient Israel?

·      See below for some interesting links!

Japan & Ancient Israel

 

“Biblical Hebrew Origins of the Japanese People”

·        Interesting book by Joseph Eidelberg examining the connection between ancient Israel & Japan. 

·        Available from Israel Books

·        Available used from Amazon but expensive

 

 

Online book: “Israelites Came to Ancient Japan” by Arimasa Kubo & Remnant Publishing

·        This is the website that got me interested in this topic.  Some very thought provoking information!

 

 

“The Roots of Japan Were Ancient Israel!?” FREE DVD

·        If you send an E-mail to Arimasa Kubo, he will send you a DVD on this subject that aired on a Japanese TV program

·        DVD has English subtitles

·        See bottom of webpage for the required info to put in the E-mail

 

Similarities Between Ancient Israel & Japan

 

 

Below is a list of some of the thought provoking similarities:

 

 

·         Other people groups along the “Silk Road” have customs similar to ancient Israel

 

·        Suwa Taisha Shrine (諏訪大社) and the Ontohsai (御頭祭) Festival

 

·        Mount Moriah vs. Mount Moriya

 

·        Shinto shrine layout vs. the Tabernacle

 

·        Japanese Imperial Crest and Herod’s Gate Crest

 

·        Japanese Tokin vs. Jewish Phylactery

 

·        Japanese seashell vs. Jewish Shofar

 

·        Sacred mountains

 

·        Tengu & the “Tora no Maki”

 

·        Japanese O-Mikoshi vs. Israel’s Ark of the Covenant

 

·        Robes of Shint priests vs. robes of Jewish priests

 

·        Waving of brnaches for purification

 

·        Use of salt for sanctification & purification

 

·        No idols in Japanese Shinto & Judaism

 

·        Similarity of Japanese & Hebrew words

 

 

 

 

Links Relating to this Subject

 

 

·        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EviBftk-2p0

(Ontohsai Festival at Suwa Taisha Shrine Video Part 1)

 

·        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYsrr7Z9dp4&feature=related

(Ontohsai Festival at Suwa Taisha Shrine Video Part 2)

 

·        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZk8yczL0ls&feature=player_embedded#! 

(Suwa Taisha Shrine Video Part 1)

 

·        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1NwyUzhvc0&feature=player_embedded

(Suwa Taisha Shrine Video Part 2)

 

·        http://noya-japan.blogspot.com/2008/06/ontohsai-festival-in-suwa-taisha.html

(Ontohsai Festival Webpage)

 

·        http://www.flickr.com/photos/yama/286761192/

(Picture of Jikkenro building)

 

·        http://ameblo.jp/hex-6/entry-11131049271.html  (日本語)
(Blog on Mystery of the Ontohsai)

 

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