Kamigamo Shrine is often ranked in importance after the Ise and Izumo Shrines (these latter being dedicated to the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu, and her miscreant brother, Susano-O no Mikoto). Early ...

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 ...

Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto shrines. She performs the prescribed rituals — cleansing her hands, ringing a bell, bowing and clapping. But her main purpose is getting a ...

The shinto shrine is home to about 300 plum trees, and most of them are around 70 to 80 years old. Approximately 80 percent of them produce white plum blossoms. You’ll also find a number of ...

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 ... quiet coupled with the fading light filtering through the trees and torii gates makes for an eerie and spiritual experience.

SHIMOSUWA, Nagano -- A rare Shinto "porridge ritual" to predict the ... ritual took place at Suwa Taisha's Shimosha Harumiya shrine in Shimosuwa, Nagano Prefecture, where this year's prediction ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion ... That's because 100,000 of the trees standing were all donated by Japanese people from around the country as a thank you to the emperor.

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

Thank you.” Toriis are sacred gates or traditional arches typically placed at the entrance of Shinto shrines to signify the ...