A crowd of people gathered Monday to participate in a year-end Shinto ritual in Osaka ... loud laughter opened a rock cave in which the sun goddess had locked herself. After the chief priest ...
Later, it turned into an annual Shinto festival to welcome and bid farewell to gods and goddesses, according to the Kyoto ...
India observes Sankranti as a mid-winter harvest festival. Celebrated with kites in Gujarat, prayers in the north and Pongal ...
Nestled in the Nagano Prefecture, Togakushi Shrine is a serene and sacred destination. It lies at the foot of the majestic ...
I began along Fuyou Road (福佑路), which presumably takes its name from Fuyou Temple (福佑宮), a shrine that honors the sea goddess Matsu ... head straight to Luye Shinto Shrine (鹿野神社), but Kunci Temple ...
Located on the southern island of Kyushu, Miyazaki Prefecture sits between Oita’s renowned onsen towns to the north and ...
Good to know: In winter, dress warmly. All visitors are required to sit on the temple’s chilly floor and use a calligraphy pen to copy a Buddhist scripture onto a piece of paper before being allowed ...
Tribal folklore has inspired many films, weaving ancient narratives into cinematic masterpieces that captivate audiences ...
The tradition began as part of the Shinto religion to honor the sun goddess Amaterasu. Japanese people believe that other New Year gods, called "toshigami," appear at the first sunrise to bring ...
Korea was a colony of Japan for 36 years, from 1910 to the end of World War II in 1945. However, there is a distinct lack of ...
Combining Japanese folklore and mythology, the game makes you take on the role of the Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu (whose form is a white wolf) as you work to save the land from darkness.