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

This time we introduce "Aso Jinja: A Shinto Shrine Rises from the Rubble," which presents the recovery project of Aso Jinja, a Shinto shrine destroyed in the Kumamoto earthquake in 2016.

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 ...

On a recent weekend at Onoterusaki Jinja, a 9th century Tokyo shrine that is part of a broader Shinto history, people came and went, some praying or just sitting on benches. Masami Takeda brought ...

KARATSU, Saga -- Fourteen gorgeous floats recently paraded through the streets to lively calls and music during Karatsu Kunchi, the autumn festival of Karatsu Jinja Shinto shrine in this southwest ...

Early animistic, or “Primitive Shinto” believed that the gods (kami) resided in rocks, tress, mountains and other natural phenomena and had to be appeased regularly with suitable offerings in order to ...

9 at Tomisaki Jinja shrine in the city, featuring a traditional dance performance in front of 1,800 hina dolls displayed on the 60 stone steps leading to the shrine's main hall. After a Shinto ...