Visiting a shrine is an enriching experience to have in Japan, but there's one shrine etiquette rule that too many tourists ...

City leaders in Westerville want to resurrect a piece of history that takes us back 60 years. “Just that opportunity that we can tell our story,” said Christa Dickey, community affairs ...

Following the advice of Zen masters, Jon Stollenmeyer endured months of rejection before finally getting his foot in the ...

Assassin’s Creed Shadows faces backlash in Japan over historical inaccuracies and the depiction of a Shinto shrine’s ...

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) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...

With the stated aim of curbing pollution, the Uttar Pradesh government employed the Miyawaki method in Prayagraj. Why has it ...

Japanese critics say the video game from French developer Ubisoft distorts history and disrespects sacred sites.

Life revolved around a Shinto Shrine, grocery stores and a Fisherman’s Hall, where judo and kendo were taught. WWII incarceration: During the war, the FBI took Japanese fishermen and community ...

An annual spring Shinto festival has started at a shrine near Lake Biwa in Japan's western prefecture of Shiga.