This article looks at Shinto worship, which can take place in the home or in shrines. Shinto worship is highly ritualised, and follows strict conventions of protocol, order and control. It can take ...

This article explores Shinto shrines. A shrine (jinja) is a sacred place where kami live, and which show the power and nature of the kami. It's conventional in Japan to refer to Shinto shrines and ...

In thousands of Shinto shrines across Japan last week, sober-faced girls in white robes and vermilion skirts practiced the stately postures of the ritualistic Kagura dance. Musicians wearing eboshi ...

American Kit Cox, 35, works as an electrical engineer and enjoys biking and playing piano. But what some might consider surprising about Cox, who was raised as Methodist, is that she practices the ...

Jake is a writer from the United Kingdom. With a focus on first-person shooters, RPGs, and achievement hunting, writing about the gaming industry comes naturally and is a real point of pride. Outside ...

This article explores the part Shinto has played in Japanese life and culture throughout the country's history, and its shared its spiritual, cultural, and political roles with Buddhism and ...

These texts set out the traditional story of the foundation of Japan and its people, and demonstrate the very close relationship between the gods and the people of Japan. The stories also demonstrate ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Go ahead Cleveland, pat yourself on the back. The big new Shinto exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art is the latest in a long line of excellent, Cleveland-only cultural ...