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 ...

Aioi-no-yashiro, a small shrine on the grounds of Shimogamo Jinja Shrine in Kyoto, is known to have a “god of matchmaking ... It spread from Shinto shrines to Buddhist temples and was quite ...

Nestled in the Nagano Prefecture, Togakushi Shrine is a serene and sacred destination. It lies at the foot of the majestic ...

Shimane Prefecture — located in the southwest of Japan’s main island near Hiroshima Prefecture — is an off-the-beaten-path ...

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.

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 ...

In Siena, Italy, each neighbourhood asks God’s help for ... men reconnect with Shinto spirits by burning torches painted with their wishes at a mountain shrine. The most courageous then run ...

Each shrine honors different deities from Japan’s Shinto sect. Visitors often trek ... According to legend, the shrine is home to Kuzuryu, the god of water, who is depicted as a nine-headed ...

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.