Britain is currently celebrating the culture and lifestyle of Japan. Throughout the year over two million people are expected to directly participate in Japan 2001, a series of festivals and ...

A shrine (jinja) is a sacred place where kami live, and which show the power and nature of the kami. It's conventional in Japan to refer to Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples - but Shinto shrines ...

American Kit Cox, 35, works as an electrical engineer and enjoys biking and playing piano. But what some might consider surprising about Cox, who was raised as Methodist, is that she practices the ...

Evangelical scholar Yoichi Yamaguchi explains why Japan’s indigenous religion lacks a transcendent notion of God. Christianity Today speaks with Yoichi Yamaguchi, director of the International Mission ...

This article explores the part Shinto has played in Japanese life and culture throughout the country's history, and its shared its spiritual, cultural, and political roles with Buddhism and ...

This article looks at the nature of Shinto and whether or not it is considered to be a religion. The nature of Shinto as a faith should not be misunderstood. Shinto is often called the 'Japanese ...

Are Shinto and Buddhism truly separate in Japan—or two parts of the same cultural fabric? This deep dive examines how Buddhist philosophy and Shinto kami worship coevolved over 1,500 years. From ...

It was a last-minute trip — 80 years in the making. Three Japanese Shinto priests visited the Long Island Museum of American Armor Tuesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War ...