Aioi-no-yashiro, a small shrine on the grounds of Shimogamo Jinja Shrine in Kyoto, is known to have a ... It spread from Shinto shrines to Buddhist temples and was quite popular during the ...

KYOTO--Visitors to the ancient capital will ... Fifteen landmarks, mostly Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, will be featured in the special exhibitions for a month from late October.

Kyoto has long been at the top of my list of places to visit. The city, known as the cultural capital of Japan, is home to numerous Buddhist temples, the Imperial Palace, Shinto shrines ...

Kyoto's storied Buddhist temples ... In a few days, you can travel to centuries-old Shinto shrines, stroll along a willow-canopied and geisha-filled road before visiting a traditional wooden ...

At the time of the Shinto shrine's founding, the priest received a divine revelation to refine oil from "egoma" seeds. "Warosoku" are thought to have first made an appearance in the 14th to 15th ...

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 ...

As an adult, I moved to and lived in Japan, Kyoto, for three years to learn the language ... We would perform in galleries, old Kabuki theaters, Shinto shrines and contemporary dance spaces. The work ...

Several annual rituals performed at Shinto shrines involve bows and arrows that are believed to hold divine power and dispel evil. These weapons also hone the spirit through the practice of archery.