This article looks at the relationship between Shinto and the cause of Japanese nationalism. Shinto can't be separated from Japan and the Japanese, but in the late 19th and first half of the 20th ...

Under the double-barred gateposts, by the entrance to the bow-backed bridge, a solitary figure was waiting. He was white-robed and bare-headed. He was about to make history. The Shinto priest bowed ...

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 ...

This article looks at some traditional stories which set out the foundation of Japan and its people, and demonstrate the close relationship between the kami and Japan. These texts set out the ...

In front of the giant torii, the entrance to Japanese Shinto shrines, most visitors are overwhelmed with awe. These enigmatic places of worship seem to conceal the utmost secrets in their interiors.