Shinto is often described as the indigenous faith of Japan, but can it also be a universal spiritual tradition? In this video, we explore Shinto’s historical roots, its modern global appeal, and the ...

people who state they feel a sense of familiarity with Shinto, along with those who obtain such items as omikuji (paper fortune-telling slips) or protective talismans have increased. While a majority ...

Japanese police have arrested a 65-year-old American tourist for allegedly defacing a Tokyo shrine. The man, identified as ...

This belief is rooted in Shinto, Japan’s indigenous religion, which holds nature and animals as spiritually significant. According to legend, in the 8th century, a god named Takeminakata arrived ...

An American tourist was arrested for defacing one of Tokyo ’s most sacred shrines after he allegedly etched letters into its ...

An American tourist was arrested for vandalism at a historic shrine in Tokyo a day after arriving in the country on vacation ...

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Shortly after the pope revealed that Spanish Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso, prefect for the Dicastery for Interreligious ...

The plural religious scene – including competing sects of Buddhism, alongside Confucianism and Shinto – afforded an intellectual ... The transcendental elements of Japanese religion therefore played a ...