Shinto is the native religious tradition of Japan. I think it's easy to see visual signs of it throughout Japan, from the shrines (jinja) to the gates (torii). But what I was interested in finding out ...

Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back ...

Faithfuls and tourists gathered around a pool at the Ise Jingu shrine to cleanse themselves by washing their hands and rinsing their mouths before proceeding to make prayers to goddess Omikami.

We must pass it on as it is. Legend suggests it began as a small shrine built by the mother of Japan's first emperor. Worshippers inscribe them with prayers or words of gratitude then hang them ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...

Said to be founded 2,300 years ago in 282 BCE, Aso Jinja is one of Japan’s most prestigious shrines.

Members of sexual minorities working at Shinto shrines took to social media to ... Gakuin University in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan. “People are not born homosexual. It is an acquired ...

Most visitors hit the "golden triangle" of Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto on Honshu's east coast. Here's why the regions of Chugoku and Shikoku shouldn't be overlooked, and everything you should see during ...

There are some 80,000 shrines, and about as many Shinto priests, in Japan but female priests make up only a tiny fraction of the number. About 80% of Japan's population practise some form of Shinto.

Dr Amanda Foreman discusses how Shinto merged with Buddhism in Japan and makes particular reference to the centrality of women within Shinto beliefs. Not only are women able to take practical ...

Chilean gymnast and social media influencer Maria del Mar 'Marimar' Perez Banus has sparked social media outrage after using ...

according to the Japan Times. He allegedly admitted that he "wrote his family members' names" while visiting the Shinto shrine around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday. Steve Lee Hayes is seen in police custody ...