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As far as Shinto shrines go (there are about 400 in ... Most visitors come for the close to 10,000 red and orange lacquered torii gates that line the 2 ½-mile-long path up Mount Inari, where ...

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 ...

The Japanese media has also picked up on a number of incidents that have been particularly shocking, including the case of a US tourist who was arrested for scratching graffiti into a wooden gate ...

“Come,” the priestess beckons, guiding me to an ancient torii gate where we pay our respects: two bows, two claps and a final bow. “Unusually for Japan, both Shinto and Buddhist gods are ...

two Shinto creation gods. Located about 700 meters off the coast of Ise City and within sight of Futami Okitama Shrine, Mie’s Meoto-iwa juts out of Ise Bay. On the larger of the two rocks, a small ...

As far as Shinto shrines go (there are about 400 in ... Most visitors come for the close to 10,000 red and orange lacquered torii gates that line the 2 ½-mile-long path up Mount Inari, where ...

The red run of torii gates at Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Shrine ... Nestled among the bustling skyscrapers of Akasaka, the traditional shinto Hie Shrine dates back some 800 years and boasts its ...

The great floating gate (O-Torii) on Miyajima island near the Itsukushima Shinto shrine is a sight to behold. Picture: iStock That is the day we go to Miyajima, an island recognised the world over ...