What if the rain and sun could be summoned by a whisper or a prayer? In Japan, this isn’t just wishful ... Read more The post ...

Japanese heritage and traditional Shinto beliefs with the cultural values of America and Christian faith. It symbolizes an ...

Japan’s Nara city is famous for its sacred deer, protected for a millennium as “messengers of the gods” according to Shinto religious tradition, and today also a valuable tourism resource ...

Shinto gods, called kami, include mythological creation gods, deities that control events like rain and rice harvests, as well as spirits that inhabit objects and animals.

The ancient Shinto gods manifest themselves in waterfalls, rocks, rivers and animals, but you don’t have to be a follower of Shintoism to appreciate the spiritual in nature.

Or are they? For most of Japan’s history, Shinto and Buddhism existed as one belief system. Shinto is pantheistic and allows for belief in many different gods. When Buddhism arrived, the new gods ...

Hoteison is the Shinto God of fortune in business and abundance and is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune. He takes on the appearance of a young man, wears no armor, and prefers to battle with his ...

In Japanese mythology, and more specifically in the Japanese Shinto religion, the Kami (Shinto gods) exist in a spiritual realm that's separate from our physical world.

Along with Hotei, this set includes other Buddhist gods such as Daikokuten, Bishamonten and Benzaiten, along with Chinese gods of longevity and prosperity and the Shinto god Ebisu.