In ancient times ... collapsed during a 19th-century earthquake. Shinto is a religion of nature, and during the imperialist fervor that gripped Japan before World War II, its message of Japanese ...

Shinto is often described as Japan’s indigenous religion—but can it expand beyond Japan? While traditionally tied to Japanese culture, shrines, and national identity, modern practitioners argue that ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Faithfuls and tourists gathered around a pool at the Ise Jingu shrine to cleanse ...

The holy Japanese shinto temple strongly recalls the ancient ... are the descendants of one of the ten tribes, as their religion is an ancient form of biblical Judaism. Their religious practices ...

One group could carry out research into the impact of Shinto beliefs on the role of women in Japan, whilst the other groups could research the impact of the beliefs of other religions on the role ...

Mugen Train’ blends Buddhist impermanence, Shinto philosophy and samurai ethics into a lesson on courage and suffering.

This was the Miwatari, meaning the sacred crossing, which local belief held was left by a passing god of Japan’s native Shinto belief. Its appearance evoked feelings of awe but also reassurance ...

Horses take center stage in the ancient capital's events ... Legend suggests it began as a small shrine built by the mother of Japan's first emperor. Worshippers inscribe them with prayers ...