Large cod were carried in procession and dedicated to a local Shinto shrine in this northern Japan city Feb. 4 in a unique ...

A Shinto shrine in Japan's western prefecture of Fukuoka has held a traditional ritual of collecting seaweed from the ocean and offering it before an altar to pray for navigational safety and a large ...

Shinto is the native religious tradition of Japan. I think it's easy to see visual signs of it throughout Japan, from the shrines (jinja) to the gates (torii). But what I was interested in finding ...

Its origins stretch back into Japan’s mythological past and feature the birth of some of the oldest deities in the Shinto pantheon ... Image: ram87/Pixta Amano Iwato Jinja is associated with Amaterasu ...

The Yomiuri Shimbun 15:21 JST, January 15, 2025 AOMORI — About 50 worshippers attended a Shinto purification ritual at Uto Shrine on Dec. 28, burning dolls and other sacred items to pray for good ...

Jinja has been marked as the tourism hub of Uganda besides being an industrial area. The possession of both international and local tourism sites has contributed to its development, bringing ...

Thousands company and government employees visited Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo on Monday to pray for a prosperous yer. Kanda Myojin, known as the shrine of commerce and industry, draws workers on the ...

Hachiman Kamado Jinja shrine is considered the birthplace ... The Kamado “kagura” (sacred Shinto music and dancing) is also performed in dedication to the shrine from New Year’s Eve to ...

At the Gou Jinja Shinto Shrine, fans of Japanese figures skaters are praying for their victory at the PyeongChang Olympics. In Japan, it is tradition to pray for athletes, “sporting gods”, ahead of ...