But you don’t have to wait until April to get a peek at the latest full-size Gundam in Japan, and the statue has already received blessings from a Shinto priest. There’s a tradition in Japan of Shinto ...
As far as Shinto shrines go (there are about 400 in Kyoto), this one is pretty special. Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari ...
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 ...
Miyajima Island, Japan. c. May 1955. Leaving the main Shinto shrine on the island of Miyajima in the Japanese Inland Sea, are Private Trev Forrester of Adelaide, SA (left), and Corporal Norm McBride ...