Shinto is Japan’s indigenous spiritual tradition, but unlike most religions, it has no single founder, sacred text, or strict doctrines. Instead, it revolves around the veneration of Kami ...

At Shinto shrines and in other sacred spaces, ... Global practitioners stress that, unlike many organized religions, Shinto has “no founder, doctrine, or sacred texts.” ...

Note: Because Shinto coexists with Buddhism and Confucianism and their ethical values, it's hard, and not very useful, to isolate the distinctly Shinto elements in Japanese ethics. Confucian ...

Atmosphere Shinto shrines Entrance to a shrine ©. 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 ...

Shinto festivals - Matsuri Kanda Myojin shrine, Tokyo ©. The word matsuri can refer to any occasion for offering thanks and praise to a deity at a shrine. It comes from a word meaning 'to ...

Buddhism, Shintoism, sacred pilgrimage routes, dramatic landscapes and architectural wonders converge to touch one’s soul to its very depths.