Shinto shrines abound in Japan, and most Japanese take part in one or another Shinto ceremony over the course of a year. Although Shinto is not a missionary religion, Shinto now has an international ...

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 ...

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.

While Spain's headline trail now attracts up to half a million pilgrims a year, its twin is often uncrowded and offers a ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion ... the surrounding forest (considered part of the vast Yoyogi Park) is a sight to see as well. That's because 100,000 of the trees standing ...

Each shrine honors different deities from Japan’s Shinto sect. Visitors often trek ... Worshipping this mountain has long been part of Japanese culture. The area has connections to Shugendo ...

Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water on Saturday in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanes ...

About 40 participants jogged around the shrine and did some ... exams and safe childbirth. Shinto is Japan’s Indigenous religion that dates back centuries and is part of the culture.