Shinto is the native religious tradition of Japan. I think it's easy to see visual signs of it throughout Japan, from the shrines (jinja) to the gates (torii). But what I was interested in finding ...

Shinto gods, called kami ... “Right next to Sensoji is the Asakusa Jinja. And that is not by coincidence, because until 1868 they were the same thing.” 1868 brought the Meiji Restoration ...

Said to be founded 2,300 years ago in 282 BCE, Aso Jinja is one of Japan’s most prestigious shrines.

Jinja (shrines) are everywhere in Japan—more than 100,000 ... Japanese shrines are places of worship for Shinto spirits called kami. Shinto is often referred to as animistic or a kind of nature ...

On a recent weekend at Onoterusaki Jinja, a 9th century Tokyo shrine that is part of a broader Shinto history, people came and went, some praying or just sitting on benches. Masami Takeda brought ...

Advertising Shinto officials at Japan’s Jinja Honchō (Association of Shinto Shrines) reckon the country has around 80,000 public shrines. In the United States, there are maybe a dozen — most ...

KARATSU, Saga -- Fourteen gorgeous floats recently paraded through the streets to lively calls and music during Karatsu Kunchi, the autumn festival of Karatsu Jinja Shinto shrine in this southwest ...

Numerous pet owners lead their pets up the steep steps to reach the Inuneko Jinja, or Dog-Cat Shrine, to pray and receive a blessing from a Shinto priest ZAMA, Japan – A traditional ceremony for ...