Japan’s Indigenous religion of Shinto is largely rooted in animism ... tea and coffee every Wednesday at Open Terrace café on a temple balcony, available to anyone with reservations.

In fact, considering the value of the religious corporation status, this temple could fetch quite a lot of money,” said 52-year-old Suzuki. As Japan ... one Shinto shrine and a church.

SHIMOSUWA, Nagano -- A rare Shinto "porridge ritual" to predict the state of society and harvests for the year was held from the night of Jan. 14 to early next morning, coinciding with the ...

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 ...

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.

Founded in 717AD, the shrine was once a major pilgrimage site blending Shinto ... Central Japan's cultural wonders continues east towards Toyama, where the Oiwasan Nissekiji Temple invites ...

It had a magnitude of 7.3 and a reading of 7, the maximum level on Japan’s seismic intensity scale. Many buildings were heavily damaged, including one place of worship with great significance ...

Unlock the highlights of Japan with our 10-day itinerary. Experience a mix of tradition and modernity across the country.

In a nation as culturally rich as Japan, it can be hard to know how to spend your time there. Here are ten of our favorite ...

Dr Amanda Foreman discusses how Shinto merged with Buddhism in Japan and makes particular reference to the centrality of women within Shinto beliefs. Not only are women able to take practical ...

Also within in the complex is the Jishu Shrine, a red-lacquered temple dedicated to Okuninushi-no-mikoto, the Shinto god of love. Visitors who can successfully walk between two stones outside of ...

Kaitlyn Ugoretz is an anthropologist and expert on the Shinto religion with the Nanzan Institute of Religion and Culture, based in Nagoya, Japan ... at the Shunkoin Temple in Kyoto.