None of the current members of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet visited the war-linked Yasukuni shrine during a ...

South Korea on Tuesday voiced "deep disappointment and regret" after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent an offering ...

Shinto shrines and vending machines, giving rise to the creation of the Vending Machine Shrine. Visitors to the Vending Machine Shrine are encouraged to appreciate the role of vending machines in ...

Shinto is Japan’s indigenous spiritual tradition, but unlike most religions, it has no single founder, sacred text, or strict doctrines. Instead, it revolves around the veneration of Kami—divine ...

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

A lot of the most popular shrines and temples are actually open 24/7, so the fact that you can technically go whenever you ...

A lot of the most popular shrines and temples are actually open 24/7, so the fact that you can technically go whenever you ...

Here are five standout venues where style is as essential as the menu, each offering a glimpse into the personal taste of the ...

Many of us know that Japan took its Buddhism, its urban design, its flower-viewing rites and several of its art forms from ...