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 ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ...

Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto ... temples and shrines in Japan, according to government statistics. “Hotokami,” a word combining Hotoke (Buddha) and Kami (God), was ...

One of Japan's most colourful festivals, the Sanja Matsuri is a rowdy mix of religious ritual and wild street party Sensoji, ...

Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back ...

The Japanese Shinto religion is expressed to have “eight million gods”, or an abundance of ... rituals at many of the country's shrines and temples. Perhaps even more fascinating than the ...

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These are stand-out highlights on any Japan itinerary but are by ... It was first built in the 6th century as a Shinto Temple ...

Japan's Prime Minister condemns Assassin’s Creed Shadows for its portrayal of a real-life Shinto shrine, calling it cultural ...

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Through the delicate repair work, Kanakubo and his crews have breathed new life into Japan’s centuries ... repaired Izumo Taisha, a Shinto shrine known for the god of matchmaking.

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 ...