He represents the life-giving breath of cosmic energy. Similar-sounding names: Ravi, Rayan, Javan, Kavan, Devin, Ivan, Evan, ...

In Nara, particularly in the area surrounding the city’s famous temples like Todai-ji, the deer are considered sacred ...

Horses take center stage in the ancient capital's events, such as two May festivals—Aoi Matsuri boasting ornate historical attire and the 1,200-year-old Fujinomori-sai. A trick called Under the ...

At 3,776 meters, Mount Fuji is Japan's loftiest summit and a beacon of spiritual reverence. Since the Heian period (794-1185) ...

Shinto shrines are places of worship and the dwellings of the kami, the Shinto Gods,' Japan-Guide.com previously wrote. 'Torii gates mark the approach and entrance to a shrine.' Amidst the fury ...

A Shinto priest blessed a life-size RX-78F00 — Japan’s latest Gundam replica — just before Bandai Namco completed its assembly on Yumeshima Island in Osaka City on Wednesday.

Historic sites and artworks are all very well, but such static objects are robbed of social and cultural life. Here are 15 ...

A documentary tracing the development of Shinto to the present day. Explores ancient ritual sites that are still used today, as well as major shrines and great works of Shinto religious art.

Japan’s society is growing more secular with time, but Shinto – a belief in animism, gods, spirits, and mythical creatures – will always be an important part of the culture. All of Japan's ...