After a Shinto priest recited a prayer, Misaki Kobayashi, 13, a first-year student at Katsuura Junior High School, performed a dance offering. The Katsuura Big Hina Matsuri festival began in 2001 ...

If you pray for love in Izumo, there's a good chance you'll be heard. Every year, eight million gods gather in this seaside city to decide the fate of humans' relationships.

It spread from Shinto shrines to Buddhist temples and was ... I decided to take advantage of this perfect opportunity to write my prayer on an ema: “May all wars disappear from Earth.” ...

The Koumano Kodo pilgrimage trail is home to some of Japan's most spiritual sites with temples, shrines and beautiful forests ...

followers used items that contained elements of the Shinto and Buddhist religions, such as a hanging scroll of the Virgin Mary wearing a kimono. Prayer books called “orasho,” a word derived ...

The world is packed with spectacular destinations that celebrate faith in all its shapes and sizes, and many of these spots are beyond belief.

The sport is closely tied to Shinto, an indigenous religion of Japan centered on ... the thick belt wrestlers wear in the ring, or reciting age-old prayers before a bout, each gesture in sumo is laden ...

Nezu Shrine is a Shinto shrine known for its vibrant azalea garden, which blooms in spring around April/May. The shrine grounds feature vermilion torii gates, a serene pond, and charming paths that ...