/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[Anonymous No.]

>Modern miko are often seen at Shinto shrines, where they assist with shrine functions, perform ceremonial dances, offer omikuji fortune telling, and sell souvenirs. Kuly (2003:201) describes the contemporary miko, "A far distant relative of her premodern shamanic sister, she is most probably a university student collecting a modest wage in this part-time position."

How does it feel knowing mikos today are purely motivated by money /jp/?

[Anonymous No.]

Thankfully Gensokyou does not use the modern era as its basis for dress and behavior

[Anonymous No.]

They're women after all.

[Anonymous No.]

Part-time mikos can be cute too. In fact, they make up the vast majority of miko heroines in galge, thus representing the archetype better than traditional mikos.

[Anonymous No.]

Better a material motivation than evangelistic fervour.

[Anonymous No.]

Come to think of it, is there such thing as "part-time" nun?

[Anonymous No.]

>>7812876
No. One who is a nun has it form the core of their identity.

[Anonymous No.]

>>7812876
Not in the western world, but in Japan... I wouldn't be surprised if they existed.

[Anonymous No.]

>university student
Read: not virgin

[Anonymous No.]

>>7812876
My mother keeps telling me about her coworker who is a nun. The way it works is that she has a normal job, and the church takes all her money and gives her a tiny allowance. So technically you don't nun-duties fulltime or anything, but the lifestyle and obligations are fulltime.

[Anonymous No.]

>How does it feel knowing mikos today are purely motivated by money /jp/?

It could be said of all religions.

Well, it's about 20 years i don't step foot in a church, but, here in Italy during Mass a fucking donation box guy pops out and starts going around searching for donations. (sometimes old and ugly nuns do that).
So i'd still prefer CUTE AND YOUNG part time workers in a nice dress to that shit (btw if here in italy the priests and nuns were all young mikos we would all get back to church asap)

[Anonymous No.]

Religion is always about money

[Anonymous No.]

So the modern miko is a honest and hardworking university student helping around a shrine in her spare time to ease the burden on her parents.

Yes, I think I can fall in love with such a girl.

[Anonymous No.]

>>7812872
>archetype

I have a hunch you don't really know what this word means.

[Youmu Konpaku !MyonHUTINA No.]

>>7812893
>It could be said of all religions.

[Anonymous No.]

>>7812893
>(btw if here in italy the priests and nuns were all young mikos we would all get back to church asap)

SOUNDS LIKE A FUKKIN ITALIAN ALL RIGHT

PLAGIARIZING YOUR GODS, WRITING FANFICTION SEQUELS OF OUR BEST EPICS, AND NOW THIS

SERIOUSLY

[Anonymous No.]

Well, what other reason should they have? There are barely any people who see Shinto as real religion and those that do believe in a Shinto-buddhism mix that doesn't really force you to be very pious.

I would work as Miko if offered the chance though because I enjoy collecting spiritually important objects.

[Anonymous No.]

I wonder how much of a help it would be if you put down "miko" for work experience when you apply for graduate roles.

If you are a manager /jp/, would you hire an ex-miko graduate?

[Anonymous No.]

>>7817051
Depends if she is skilled at armpit sex.
If not, well then she lied.

A miko that cant give great pitjobs is not a miko.