Built in 1920, this revered Shinto shrine in Tokyo sees around 3 million visitors every year. Despite this, it's an oasis of ...

We won’t speculate on what specific acts would be deemed blasphemous in a Shinto shrine like Watazumi shrine. But we cannot avoid the looming elephant in the room; this shrine would not have ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishida says any real-world attempts to mimic 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' will not be tolerated ...

As far as Shinto shrines go (there are about 400 in Kyoto ... quiet coupled with the fading light filtering through the trees and torii gates makes for an eerie and spiritual experience.

Japan's Prime Minister condemns Assassin’s Creed Shadows for its portrayal of a real-life Shinto shrine, calling it cultural ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion ... That's because 100,000 of the trees standing were all donated by Japanese people from around the country as a thank you to the emperor.

Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto shrines. She performs the prescribed rituals — cleansing her hands, ringing a bell, bowing and clapping. But her main purpose is getting a ...

Specifically, the Watazumi Shrine located on Japan’s Tsushima Island will only allow access to those using the Shinto shrine for worship. Tourists banned after “unforgivable act of disrespect ...

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.