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Facing the Seto Inland Sea, this city is famous for Jinnein and Kannonji, the 68th and 69th temples of the 88 Shikoku pilgrimage route.

The enjoyment of nature is a central element of Japanese spirituality, and with miles of pristine coastline and acres of ...

When doing construction projects in Japan, it’s customary to have a Shinto priest come to the site to purify it, bestow a blessing upon the project, and pray for its safe completion. This practice is ...

Torii, although at first glance they appear to be simple structures, are a sacred gate or traditional arch that is usually placed at the entrance of Shinto shrines to mark the border between ...

An artist dressed as Sarutahiko, a Shinto god who helps and watches over travelers in Japanese myth, prepares to march during the annual Shinto festival called the Grand Festival at the Kotohiragu ...

The author Elliot Mintz (from left) with John Lennon and Yoko Ono at a Shinto temple in Kyoto. Mintz’s new book tells of his ...

Every building has a life ... Toshio Tajima sat on the steps of the Shinto shrine in Minamisenju, a gritty neighborhood in east-central Tokyo, watching for his team of spirit-movers.

The main feature here is of course the main building, which stands on top of a stone staircase, overlooking the small wooded park surrounding the shrine. The temple premises double as a bustling ...

The footage depicted Perez using a Torii, a traditional gate that marks the entrance to Shinto shrines, as a piece of gym equipment while performing pull-ups. As she swung her legs to the tune of ...

A Shinto priest blessed a life-size RX-78F00 — Japan’s latest Gundam replica — just before Bandai Namco completed its assembly on Yumeshima Island in Osaka City on Wednesday.

Like many other religions, Japan’s native belief system, Shinto, is in decline ... Niantic Head into a building and there might be a convenience store on the ground floor, a ramen restaurant ...