Are Shinto and Buddhism truly separate in Japan—or two parts of the same cultural fabric? This deep dive examines how Buddhist philosophy and Shinto kami worship coevolved over 1,500 years. From ...

Shinto is Japan’s indigenous religion that goes back centuries. It is an animism that believes there are thousands of kami, or spirits, inhabiting nature, such as forests, rivers and mountains.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has no plans to visit Yasukuni Shrine during the war-related Tokyo shrine's spring festival ...

TSU -- The roof of a Western-style church near the Ise Jingu shinto shrine in Mie Prefecture is adorned with "onigawara" ...

Ageuma Shinji, a Shinto ritual, is held at the shrine on May 4 and 5 every year. Horses carrying young riders in traditional warrior attire rush up the steep slope during the festival. It is ...

Other than the flights, our trip is a blank canvas. Can you suggest some essential sights for a couple in their 60s?” ...

All 12 dazzling floats have gathered for the historic Spring Takayama Festival in this central Japan city for the first time ...

Our student writer argues that the video game developers should issue an apology for skewing perceptions of the country.

A look at Betty Davis and how her time in Japan shaped her as a musician and a person, and how it affected the last days of her life and beyond.

It’s been a fairly grim few years for Ubisoft – buffeted by allegations of an abusive culture, plagued by dismal stock ...

Kathleen Drew, a pioneering British botanist, made a groundbreaking discovery on the Welsh coast that revived Japan's dying ...