Japan is home to tens of thousands of Shinto shrines each dedicated to specific ... into the offering box. Then ring the bell a few times to greet the god, bow twice, clap twice, say a little ...

She performs the prescribed rituals — cleansing her hands, ringing a bell ... hours later go to Shinto shrines to celebrate the New Year. During other seasons, Japanese flock to Buddhist ...

Nearly eight decades after Japan’s defeat in World War Two, Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine remains a potent symbol of its wartime legacy in East Asia and a flashpoint for regional tension. Here is ...

Priests taking care of a Japanese shrine made famous through its inclusion in Ghost of Tsushima have banned all tourists from their site. Watazumi Shrine is found on Tsushima Island. Most famous ...