As far as Shinto shrines go (there are about 400 in Kyoto), this one is pretty special. Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari ...

KYOTO--Cultural treasures usually off-limits to the public are unveiled at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and other facilities across the ancient capital as part of a fall exhibition. The ...

Kyoto has long been at the top of my list of places to visit. The city, known as the cultural capital of Japan, is home to numerous Buddhist temples, the Imperial Palace, Shinto shrines ...

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera ... in the complex is the Jishu Shrine, a red-lacquered temple dedicated to Okuninushi-no-mikoto, the Shinto god of love.

The city of Kyoto is famous for being the former seat of imperial Japan. It’s also the country’s cultural and spiritual capital, with hundreds of Buddhist shrines and Shinto temples.

KYOTO--Visitors to the ancient capital will ... Fifteen landmarks, mostly Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, will be featured in the special exhibitions for a month from late October.

At the time of the Shinto shrine's founding, the priest received a divine revelation to refine oil from "egoma" seeds. "Warosoku" are thought to have first made an appearance in the 14th to 15th ...

Kyoto is dotted with Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines offering amulets for health, longevity, safety, easy childbirth and other blessings. An amulet warding off an epidemic centuries ago now ...