Seokguram Grotto is designated a National Treasure and is close to the Bulguksa Temple complex. In it are some of the finest ...

While romance and comedic moments anchor the show, viewers also learn more about each god's background from Norse, Greek, Egyptian, and Shinto mythologies. With a premise ripe for fish-out-of ...

She also visited a shrine dedicated to the god of education before college exams. On a recent weekend at Onoterusaki Jinja, a 9th century Tokyo shrine that is part of a broader Shinto history ...

said creating the movie felt like making “kagura” (sacred music and dancing dedicated to Shinto gods) to pacify a vengeful spirit that brings war, disaster and other calamities. Excerpts from ...

Also within in the complex is the Jishu Shrine, a red-lacquered temple dedicated to Okuninushi-no-mikoto, the Shinto god of love. Visitors who can successfully walk between two stones outside of ...

In ancient Japan, farmers took a day off to honor the gods under cherry blossoms. This tradition, called Hanami, is rooted in Shinto rituals. Today, millions visit parks to see the ephemeral ...

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

Later, it turned into an annual Shinto festival to welcome and bid farewell to gods and goddesses, according to the Kyoto city office. It has grown over the centuries to be one of the biggest, most ...

And indeed it is. It is the only shrine in Japan dedicated to Kio Gongen, a group of three gods said to be manifestations of the Buddha in the form of Shinto gods (for many centuries in Japan Buddhism ...

Good to know: In winter, dress warmly. All visitors are required to sit on the temple’s chilly floor and use a calligraphy ...