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 ...

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Historic sites and artworks are all very well, but such static objects are robbed of social and cultural life. Here are 15 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

We had some spare time before our flight from Narita Airport and decided to go to a nearby temple. What a great surprise! It was a wonderful complex of many beautiful and colorful Buddist and Shinto ...

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

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Stories in Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings tag.

Just a minute up the road on the left, there is a modern curiosity: a long row of red torii gates set in an empty lot between two buildings leading toward a tiny Shinto shrine. Right next door is yet ...