Shinto is the native religious tradition of Japan. I think it's easy to see visual signs of it throughout Japan, from the shrines (jinja) to the gates (torii). But what I was interested in finding out ...

As far as Shinto shrines go (there are about 400 in Kyoto ... Most visitors come for the close to 10,000 red and orange lacquered torii gates that line the 2 ½-mile-long path up Mount Inari ...

The earthquake and tsunami had damaged over 4,000 Shinto shrines, small and large, and all had at least one Torii gate. To make things even harder, the coastal region still looked as if the ...

A Shinto ritual was performed to mark the ... as its "goshintai" object of worship and the rails for its torii gate. "The shrine may protect worshippers from traffic accidents and bring good ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion ... When entering the shrine, you'll first see the Torii, or the shrine's large archway. It's traditional to bow once entering, then ...

There are religions that put their believers' faith to the test with harsh trials. On a mountain in Japan, that test is not ...

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.

Shrine parishioners throw icy cold water on themselves during the annual cold-endurance festival at Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine in Tokyo, on Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) TOKYO (AP ...

Torii at the Ise Jingu Geku a Shinto Shrine in Ise, Japan. I’m astonished to discover that although this sacred site is thousands of years old, the shrine is not; it’s been demolished and ...