Japanese mythology and folklore set down in the Kojiki, Nihon shoki, and other ancient chronicles describe Japan’s yaoyorozu no kami—all the diverse, countless gods throughout the country. Shintō ...

2024 marked the 90th anniversary of Japan’s national parks—first established to satisfy a growing domestic interest, and stimulate the curiosity of foreign travelers. The events of the century that ...

Japan has many New Year’s traditions meant to ensure fortune in the year to come. One of the most fun ones is also a way to get out but still observe the social distancing that is advisable in the ...

With its bullet trains; electronic toilets that warm, clean and dry; and hyper-efficient delivery systems that bring online orders to the doorstep within hours, it’s easy to forget that Japan is also ...

When the English word God is translated into Japanese, it is generally represented by the kanji (Chinese character) 神 and pronounced kami. However, to avoid misunderstanding, it would be better to ...

"Much that is kindly and gracious in the life of the Japanese today," wrote the eminent historian George Bailey Sansom in 1931, "can be traced to those sentiments which caused their remote ancestors ...

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