The 150-plus-island archipelago has drawn megacity transplants seeking a more relaxed pace of life in tune with the rhythms ...

This week, three metres of powder snow will coat Japan’s Central Alps, a region Nobel Laureate Yasunari Kawabata labelled ...

An event marking the start of tourist season in the Gifu Prefecture part of the Northern Japanese Alps was held at Murakami ...

Shinon Washoku Senryu restaurant aims to bring the mortal closer to the divine by weaving Japanese spirituality into its cuisine Shinon Washoku Senryu is temporarily closed. Find more information on ...

Learn how to talk about religion in Japanese with practical vocabulary, phrases and cultural tips. Includes real-life ...

MIYAKI, Saga (Japan): A unique Shinto ritual predicting the ... the porridge was moved to the “Okayu Hall” within the shrine grounds, where Chief Priest Masahiro Higashi, 85, announced the ...

Ubisoft's new game, Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, has sparked controversy in Japan due to its portrayal of a real Shinto shrine ... Mozambique with Portuguese priests around 1580 and later served ...

complaining that a samurai character destroys the interior of a Shinto shrine. "Shadows" -- the game by France's Ubisoft, to be released on Thursday -- is set in 16th-century feudal Japan inspired ...

A shrine representative ... over a traditional Japanese open hearth. The fire was lit using a wooden stick rubbed to create friction, a traditional method. Seven Shinto priests, including deputy ...

one Shinto shrine and a church. A surge in religious properties coming up for sale has Japanese authorities worried that prospective buyers are not interested in them for heavenly purposes.

which suffered under Japanese imperialism. Otsuka succeeds Tatebumi Yamaguchi as the chief priest of this Shinto shrine in the heart of Tokyo. "After 43 years of work in the service of world peace ...