A Shinto shrine that's believed to have influenced a similar location in Ghost of Tsushima has reportedly banned tourists after an undisclosed incident involving foreigners. Named Watazumi Shrine, the ...

Through images and words, this series offers information and insights that will challenge your preconceptions and make your own shrine visit that much more meaningful. Insider’s Guide to Shintō ...

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.

A Shinto shrine made famous by Ghost of Tsushima has now banned foreign tourists after a ‘grave and unforgivable act of disrespect.’ ...

The controversy surrounding Assassin's Creed Shadows hasn't escaped the attention of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, especially when it comes to the in-game defacing of a Shinto shrine.

In the years since, though, the Nagasaki Prefecture Shinto shrine which served as a model for one of the locations in the "Ghost of Tsushima" video game has been dealing with unwanted visitors of a ...

SHIMOSUWA, Nagano -- A rare Shinto "porridge ritual" to predict the ... ritual took place at Suwa Taisha's Shimosha Harumiya shrine in Shimosuwa, Nagano Prefecture, where this year's prediction ...

Each shrine honors different deities from Japan’s Shinto sect. Visitors often trek ... The other deities brought her back ...

At a recent conference meet in Japan, Shigeru Ishiba touched upon the game's depiction of a key Shinto shrine being destroyed by protagonist Yasuke as part of the story. It should be noted that ...

KYOTO--Cultural treasures usually off-limits to the public are unveiled at Buddhist temples, Shinto ... shrine in Kita Ward and Shimogamojinja shrine in Sakyo Ward while next door are Rokuo ...