If you pray for love in Izumo, there's a good chance you'll be heard. Every year, eight million gods gather in this seaside ...

Shinto is often described as the “soul ... down the gravel pathway (the crunching alerts the gods or kami to your presence) to the shrine, as it is November 15 and Shichi-go-san, a festival ...

This tranquil walking route that takes in waterfalls, temples and hot springs is the perfect antidote to Japan’s overtourism, as John Kampfner discovers ...

Followers of Shintoism, Japan’s indigenous religion, worship Kami – gods believed to inhabit ... and witnessing a wedding ceremony at a Shinto shrine. Perhaps the most endearing moment came ...

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Following his example, I walk up the shrine ... Shinto religion, parts of nature – the ocean, trees, rocks, rivers, mountains, animals, and waterfalls – are believed to be kami (deities ...

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 ...

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 ...