If you pray for love in Izumo, there's a good chance you'll be heard. Every year, eight million gods gather in this seaside ...

In Japanese folklore, the kitsune is a fox spirit that bewitches humans, a servant of the Shinto god Inari, the patron kami ...

The word "kami" means "bite", but spelled with different ... The tradition of offering sake endures in Shinto temples today. Read more: 14 US Presidents And Their Favorite Cocktails What makes ...

This tranquil walking route that takes in waterfalls, temples and hot springs is the perfect antidote to Japan’s overtourism, as John Kampfner discovers ...

Shinto is often described as the “soul of Japan ... we walk down the gravel pathway (the crunching alerts the gods or kami to your presence) to the shrine, as it is November 15 and Shichi ...

It is here that Japan’s wellness trend took off roughly 3000 years ago with revered hot springs featured in ancient texts Kojiki – some parts considered sacred texts of the Shinto religion ...

Followers of Shintoism, Japan’s indigenous religion, worship Kami – gods believed to inhabit ... and witnessing a wedding ceremony at a Shinto shrine. Perhaps the most endearing moment came ...

Read more: Tokyo on two wheels – why you should experience Japan’s busiest city by bike Followers of Shintoism, Japan’s indigenous religion, worship Kami – gods believed to inhabit the ...

In the Japanese Shinto religion, parts of nature – the ocean, trees, rocks, rivers, mountains, animals, and waterfalls – are believed to be kami (deities), and Japanese devotees pray to them ...