SANBAGAWA, Gunma Prefecture--Benmou Suzuki’s dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese ... three other Buddhist temples, one Shinto shrine and a church.

Fushimi Inari Taisha is one of Japan's most famous Shinto shrines ... is a Zen Buddhist temple renowned for its spectacular autumn garden. During the autumn season, the maple trees and foliage ...

During other seasons, Japanese flock to Buddhist Bon dances and Shinto-related festivals involving “mikoshi,” or portable shrines. “In Japan, faith is not considered an important element of ...

At temples and shrines in Japan, visitors choose fortunes ... popularity to the success of 14th century garden designer Musō Kokushi (a Zen Buddhist monk). Above: Photograph by Alison Engstrom ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...