It’s closely linked to the country’s imperial family: Around 1870, Japan made Shinto the state religion and used imperial worship to fan ultra-nationalism and support for World War II ...

Worshipers can also wish for other things, such as traffic safety, success in business or exams and safe childbirth. Shinto is Japan’s Indigenous religion that dates back centuries and is part ...

Worshipers can also wish for other things, such as traffic safety, success in business or exams and safe childbirth. Shinto is Japan’s Indigenous religion that dates back centuries and is part ...

Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water on Saturday in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanes ...

which was cooked overnight over a traditional Japanese open hearth. The fire was lit using a wooden stick rubbed to create friction, a traditional method. Seven Shinto priests, including deputy ...

7 (UPI) --A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at ... Meiji Jingu is a Shinto shrine and located in a forested area in the heart of Tokyo.

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

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 ...