Built in 1920, this revered Shinto shrine in Tokyo sees around 3 million visitors every year. Despite this, it's an oasis of ...
Visiting a shrine is an enriching experience to have in Japan, but there's one shrine etiquette rule that too many tourists ...
She performs the prescribed rituals — cleansing her hands, ringing a bell ... hours later go to Shinto shrines to celebrate the New Year. During other seasons, Japanese flock to Buddhist ...
The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...