Shinto is a religion of nature, and during the imperialist fervor that gripped Japan before World War II, its message of Japanese uniqueness was exploited to bolster national unity. “Religious ...

Mugen Train’ blends Buddhist impermanence, Shinto philosophy and samurai ethics into a lesson on courage and suffering.

The community of Ohara Beach in Japan come together to please the millions of gods that exist in Japan’s indigenous religion, Shinto. During this extraordinary festival, crowds throw shrines ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...

A horse-led march is heralding the arrival of spring in a traditional Shinto festival in the disaster-hit Noto Peninsula, central Japan. The Keta Shinto shrine in Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture ...

Japan’s plan to establish diplomatic relations with the Vatican drew a second and sharper protest from the U.S. State Department to the Holy See last week. Similar representations have been made ...

Major Religions: Folk Shinto 51.8%, Buddhism 34.9% ... Despite years of activity, Christianity remains a minority religion in Japan having some 1 million followers in a population of 126 million.