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 ...

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.

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--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.

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 ...

A Japanese lawmaker on Wednesday slammed the latest video game in the hit "Assassin's Creed" series, complaining that a ...

One gameplay video shows a character firing a bow towards priests and destroying an altar. Read more at straitstimes.com.