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Ubisoft faces backlash after a sacred Japanese shrine in "Assassin's Creed Shadows" is shown being destroyed. For officials, this doesn't just sit right.

Officials of the Itate Hyozu Shrine in Japan are "taking action" against Assassin's Creed Shadows after a video circulated ...

Once inside the garden, grab a map and check out all the major ... Hanzono Shrine is a mid-17th-century Shinto shrine known to be quiet and serene on most days of the year. That is, until a festival ...

Shinto’s heart lies in Mie, home to its most revered site and other popular spiritual destinations. Ise Jingu is considered the most important shrine in Japan ... Although the Iga-ryu Ninja Museum is ...

While touring the numerous shrines on the island, you may also spot giant trees with straw rope wound around their trunk. The rope symbolizes a snake, a key animal in Shinto mythology, and this ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — The rosters have been announced for the 66th Annual Nebraska Shrine Bowl. The criteria for being selected includes being a graduating senior that is not only an outstanding football ...

The silence is broken only by the soft crunch of our footsteps. Our destination? A hidden shrine tucked deep in the woods where time feels as though it has stood still for centuries. According to ...

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 ...

Widely regarded in East Asia as a symbol of militarism, the Shinto shrine has long cast a shadow over South Korea ... wa) in a private capacity in 1962 to mark Yasukuni's 100th anniversary. Inside are ...

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After graduating from the Faculty of Shinto Studies at Kokugakuin University, the two women worked at the shrine as miko and clerical workers ... and they use a folded sheet of hanshi paper inside an ...