Shinto is the native religious tradition of Japan. I think it's easy to see visual signs of it throughout Japan, from the shrines (jinja) to the gates (torii). But what I was interested in finding out ...

Pure white "ginryoso" flowers, or Monotropastrum humile, bloom among fallen leaves at Oomiwa Jinja shrine in Sakurai, Nara ...

The Spring Takayama Festival is the annual festival of Hie Jinja Shinto shrine, also known as "Sanno sama," referring to the guardian deity of the southern half of the former Takayama Castle town.

With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...

Following her death, another cat named Nitama ('Second Tama') took over as the new station master, continuing Tama’s legacy ...

Travelling to Japan was our dream family holiday for over a decade and with three 20-plus-year-olds and two fifty-plus-year-olds there was a great deal of ...

Feline-friendly public policies are another reason Japan stands out. Local governments and volunteers implement trap-neuter-return programs and organize community efforts to ensure cats are safe, ...

Located near the stage of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Jishu-jinja Shrine is a historic shrine whose founding ... where you can purify the mind and body with haraigushi (wands used in Shinto rituals); a ...

The entrance to Ikuta Jinja Shrine in Kobe At noon, go to the Shinto shrine of Ikuta Jinja, one of the oldest of its kind in the country. Then, grab some lunch in the Nankin-machi neighborhood where ...

Jinja City has acquired a speed monitoring device aimed at reducing road crashes by displaying and evaluating vehicle speeds, detecting under- and over-speeding on streets and major highways. The ...