Daria is the journalist who interviewed me for this article. She covers culture and society and writes interviews and original articles. Follow her to see her latest posts! LinkedIn Setting up a kamidana (a home Shinto altar) is an extremely rare and exotic practice in our part of the world. My name is Daria, and for the author of this site (Ilya), it’s not just a matter of aesthetics, but a living, daily spiritual practice. We talked about how to win the favor of Kami Inari,