Hundreds of items used by “hidden” Christians in Nagasaki Prefecture to practice their religion when doing so meant certain ...

On the first day of my first trip to Japan, I hit my head on a doorway walking towards a talking toilet. This particular ...

UNESCO added Japan's traditional techniques for making sake, shochu and awamori to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

In Tokyo, participants braved frigid conditions at the Kanda Myojin Shrine for a traditional Japanese ritual aimed at ...

Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water on Saturday in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering ...

Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese ...

A rare Shinto "porridge ritual" to predict the state of society and harvests for the year was held from the night of Jan. 14 to e･･･ ...

A shrine parishioner throws icy cold water on herself during the annual cold-endurance festival at Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine ...

Sounds like the perfect festival experience, right? While it might feel like the cold weather is dragging on (and on, and on...) keep the faith in future plans by look forward to the best time of ...

Shinto has no sacred text or clearly defined theology, and many Japanese would be hard-pressed to summarize it, including many visitors to this festival. “It’s a religion of life,” said ...