Hiroshi Sugimoto: ‘The deeper I explore Shinto and Buddhist art, the more it reveals the shallowness of contemporary art’ ‘Hiroshi Sugimoto – The Descent of the Kasuga Spirit’, at the Kasuga-Taisha ...

In many places, Shinto and Buddhism, with their associated structures, shrines and temples respectively, share the same sacred grounds. Today, there are about 80,000 shrines and 77,000 temples in ...

TOKYO (AP) — Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto shrines.She performs the prescribed rituals — cleansing her hands, ringing a bell, bowing and clapping.

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 ...

When exploring Kyoto, head to an iconic neighborhood in the heart of the city, boasting iconic art museums and a Shinto shrine filled with bunny relics.

The Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America, the largest Shinto shrine on the U.S. mainland, is hidden away on 25 acres outside Granite Falls. Which, at first, seems a little strange.

Shinto, the Indigenous faith of the Japanese people, is popular in Japan but seemingly rare in the U.S. So what is a Shinto shrine doing in Granite Falls?

1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Several Shinto priests and members from the Association of Shinto Shrines visit the Otakebi Torii during a tour of Camp Zama, Japan, Nov. 9, 2023.

TOKYO (AP) -- 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 ...