Shinto is Japan’s indigenous spiritual tradition, but unlike most religions, it has no single founder, sacred text, or strict doctrines. Instead, it revolves around the veneration of Kami ...

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From KISS to Ghost, there’s been a long history of ambiguous imagery in music. No band has used masks quite like Sleep Token, ...

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

Mostly half-naked men with just white loincloth around their hips and several women in white robes joined the annual cold endurance ritual at the Kanda Myojin, a Shinto shrine in downtown Tokyo.

Organizers of age-old horse festivals that captivate the public with daring deeds are increasingly locked in a contentious ...

An Off Broadway play opens a window on the spiritual and physical trials of the ancient Japanese sport.

Following the advice of Zen masters, Jon Stollenmeyer endured months of rejection before finally getting his foot in the ...

Haruki Murakami’s The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a mesmerizing exploration of love, memory, and identity, blending his ...