The Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership was formed in 1969 as an affiliate of the Association of Shinto Shrines, an influential group representing about 80,000 shrines nationwide.

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 ...

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 ...

The Keta Shinto shrine in Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture, has held the Heikokusai festival for more than 500 years based on a legend that Okuninushi-no-mikoto ruled Noto. The shrine is dedicated ...

Okayama Prefecture is said to be the birthplace of Momotaro, the protagonist of Japan’s most famous folktale. Several local ...

Shimane Prefecture draws visitors to Izumo Taisha, a shrine where Shinto deities gather to determine future connections ... To perform the ritual, follow these steps: Visitors can pray for the cutting ...

(Photo provided by Chisato Ichikawa) MATSUYAMA -- A tea ceremony event using a "mobile tea ceremony room" crafted by carpenters specializing in building Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples and ...