Visiting a shrine is an enriching experience to have in Japan, but there's one shrine etiquette rule that too many tourists ...

In two experiments, East Asians had more positive views of human-chatbot interactions than European Americans did. Might this tendency stem from Eastern religious traditions?

Situated close to central Tottori, it is home to several key religious structures related to Japanese Shugendo, an amalgamation of Buddhism and Shintoism that practices mountain worship. Mitokusan ...

One Butoh w/ Louise Pōtiki-Bryant and Wamei (JP) - Audio Foundation presentsFuji Yuki- One Butoh Voice and Dance and Performance with Louise Pōtiki Bryant Support from Wamei (Jp)This project is ...

Along with Buddhism, Shintoism is one of Japan’s main religions. With a history stretching over 2,000 years, Shinto has long shaped Japanese history and culture from the imperial family structure to ...

In Japan, the practices are rooted in both Buddhism and Shintoism and as Reiki has spread throughout the world in the past century, different practitioners have also brought Western philosophical ...

But samurai, warriors serving wealthy landowners, weren’t too happy about that. To put it simply, in Japanese Shintoism and Buddhism, homosexuality was never really frowned upon. When the Americans ...