Japan’s Supreme Court rendered judgment in January on a suit that was initially brought by 27 Korean plaintiffs in 2013. The ...

“Shinto shrines are surrounded by forests, so it is a Shinto-esque building,” Nishitakatsuji added. “We want the temporary hall to be attractive enough to please visitors while the renovatio ...

Shinto shrines abound in Japan, and most Japanese take part in one or another Shinto ceremony over the course of a year. Although Shinto is not a missionary religion, Shinto now has an international ...

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 ...

This shrine in Kumamoto Pref. was razed in the 2016 earthquake. The seven-year restoration fused traditional craftsmanship with the latest technology. It had a magnitude of 7.3 and a reading of 7 ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion ... but the individual building maintains varied hours. For more information, check out the Meiji Shrine's website. Mt Fuji and Hakone ...

Shimane Prefecture — located in the southwest of Japan’s main island near Hiroshima Prefecture — is an off-the-beaten-path ...

The finding came on the heels of an earlier revelation of a group visit to the war-related Shinto shrine in Tokyo ... bowing on the floor of the main shrine building. The article also carried ...