Two female priests have been appointed at a shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, for the first time in its history.

also known as Kukai), the central figure of the Henro and the founder of the Shingon School of Japanese Buddhism. Priests began visiting Shikoku after his death, followed by regular citizens ...

which was cooked overnight over a traditional Japanese open hearth. The fire was lit using a wooden stick rubbed to create friction, a traditional method. Seven Shinto priests, including deputy ...

Shinto is often described as Japan’s indigenous religion—but can it expand beyond Japan? While traditionally tied to Japanese culture, shrines, and national identity, modern practitioners argue that ...

The Japanese imperial family are believed to descend from the first Shinto gods, and with every generation one royal is chosen as the high priest of Ise, with its various shrines, sacred rivers ...

NAMIE, Fukushima Prefecture--Shinto priest Nobuhiko Ise is not one to forget ... which was damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent exposure to the elements, was finally torn ...

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East ... The company even asked a Shinto priest to conduct a purification ritual and offer prayers for operational safety as it continues to try to resolve the problem.

on Monday -- the coldest day of the year according to the traditional Japanese calendar. About 20 Shinto priests and others gathered early morning at a place where riverbed water from Mount ...

A Shinto shrine in Japan's western prefecture of Fukuoka has ... The event is said to have originated more than 1,800 years ago. On Wednesday, priests wearing traditional costumes headed to ...