Japanese Shinto is the simple belief that the divine dwells in all things around us. Shinto: The Japanese World of Kami Spirits is a concise guide to the fundamental elements of the Shinto ...

4. Dash with a divine flame down a dangerous mountain In Shingu, Japan, men reconnect with Shinto spirits by burning torches painted with their wishes at a mountain shrine. The most courageous ...

When you accidentally damage a Shinto shrine, you’re forced to pay off your debt by becoming a miko to the handsome spirits who live there—an irritable god, sly fox familiar, and energetic lion-dog ...

Shintoism is Japan's indigenous religion. The essence of Shinto is its spirits, or kami, to which its followers are devoted. The kami are said to intervene in human lives if treated well by followers.