A kemari ancient football festival was held at Tanzan Shinto shrine in the city of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture. Eight people in ...

Whether you’re seeking the serenity of ancient temples, the thrill of winter sports or the vibrant energy of a bustling ...

During other seasons, Japanese flock to Buddhist Bon dances and Shinto-related festivals involving “mikoshi,” or portable shrines. “In Japan, faith is not considered an important element of ...

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 ...

Inari is the most worshipped god in the entire Shinto religion, being the god of rice, agriculture, sake, and fertility. He's ...

Religious beliefs appear to be on the decline in Japan over the past two decades, particularly among males. That was among ...

“Now, there’s all kinds of food at them.” We tried tuna four ways — powdered tuna, showered over french fries, bluefin tuna ...

Nikko, located in Tochigi Prefecture, served as the spiritual center of the Tokugawa Shogunate, founded during Japan’s Edo ...

Also within in the complex is the Jishu Shrine, a red-lacquered temple dedicated to Okuninushi-no-mikoto, the Shinto god of love. Visitors who can successfully walk between two stones outside of ...

At the Gou Jinja Shinto Shrine, fans of Japanese figures skaters are praying for their victory at the PyeongChang Olympics. In Japan, it is tradition to pray for athletes, “sporting gods”, ahead of ...

He pioneered a surrealistic narrative style in collaborations with dancers, artists and the author Yukio Mishima, with whom ...