After Japan’s Prime Minister responded to questions around Assassin’s Creed: Shadows and the risk of copycat "defacing" of ...
One of Japan’s most colourful festivals, the Sanja Matsuri is a rowdy mix of religious ritual and wild street party ...
As far as his family’s religion, he notes a Buddhist temple next to his grandfather’s home in Shiga prefecture. Yoshida says, “I like both Shinto’s appreciation of nature and ancestors ...
It’s also the country’s cultural and spiritual capital, with hundreds of Buddhist shrines and Shinto temples. They’re a big reason why so many tourists flock here. “It’s a must.
As far as Shinto shrines go (there are about 400 in Kyoto), this one is pretty special. Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari ...
The Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership was formed in 1969 as an affiliate of the Association of Shinto Shrines, an influential group representing about 80,000 shrines nationwide.
Japan is an alluring destination because of its many juxtapositions. Neon skyscrapers tower over Shinto shrines, and salarymen ride the train next to Harajuku girls. The Land of the Rising Sun ...
Kyoto is dotted with Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines offering amulets for health, longevity, safety, easy childbirth and other blessings. An amulet warding off an epidemic centuries ago now ...