Ishiba has no plans to visit the Shinto shrine during the three-day festival, according to people familiar with the matter. Neighboring countries regard the shrine as a symbol of Japan's past ...

But I’m personally drawn to [Japan’s] Shinto shrines,” she says. “[They] reflect a deep, animistic connection to the spirits of place, honouring them, placating them and working alongside them ...

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Instead, Ishiba plans to make a ritual "masakaki" tree offering to the Shinto shrine as he did during its autumn festival in October. The spring festival is scheduled for Monday through Wednesday.

The stray cats that are the stars of this mildly charming Japanese documentary aren’t squatters in a Shinto shrine for spiritual reasons. They’ve just found a convenient location – one with ...

The Spring Takayama Festival is the annual festival of Hie Jinja Shinto shrine, also known as "Sanno sama," referring to the guardian deity of the southern half of the former Takayama Castle town.

There’s a global mix of locales to work through, starting with a glistening Italian lake and moving onto Japanese Shinto shrines, eerie Icelandic volcanoes, leafy English parkland, and sky-piercing ...

he Kumano Hongu Shrine Spring Festival, held every year from April 13 to 15, is one of the most important Shinto events in Wakayama Prefecture. It takes place at Kumano Hongu Shrine, one of the Three ...

The town is famed for its 600-year old alkaline Yumoto Onsen, where a shinto shrine stands within the bath. The property has its own garden, library, and grand outdoor bath and has even hosted Japan’s ...

This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions. Set in a Shinto shrine, nestled among the swaying cherry blossoms in the seaside town of Ushimado, The Cats of Gokogu Shrine is the new ...

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 ...