In a nation as culturally rich as Japan, it can be hard to know how to spend your time there. Here are ten of our favorite ...

Visiting a shrine is an enriching experience to have in Japan, but there's one shrine etiquette rule that too many tourists ...

As a city known for its hundreds of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, a trip to Kyoto offers chances to reset and refresh.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows faces backlash in Japan over historical inaccuracies and the depiction of a Shinto shrine’s destruction.

The Koumano Kodo pilgrimage trail is home to some of Japan's most spiritual sites with temples, shrines and beautiful forests ...

Different caste groups may follow different ways of worshipping a deity but members of no caste group can claim that a temple belongs only to them and therefore, only they have an exclusive right ...

From Aoshima and its associations with the legend of Hoori or Yamasachihiko, great-grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu, it is a 40-minute drive down the Nichinan coast to Udozaki, where the saga ...

In the past, Japanese funerals were deeply rooted in Buddhist and Shinto traditions. They were often held at home or in temples. Cremation became widespread during the Edo period. Funerals were ...

This festival is celebrated all over India, where devotees either fast, pray, and perform puja in various temples for the well-being and blessings of Lord Shiva. Delhi, which has many mesmerising ...

For the celebration of the festival, here are five temples of Lord Shiva in Mumbai. Temples like Shri Walkeshwar Temple, Shri Babulnath Temple, Balrajeshwar Mahadev Temple, Shri Ambreshwar Shiva ...