What if the rain and sun could be summoned by a whisper or a prayer? In Japan, this isn’t just wishful ... Read more The post ...

Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito will take part in a ritual feast with a sun goddess on Thursday night as part of a centuries-old ceremony to celebrate his ascension to the throne.

The steady crowds cross an arched bridge and follow a pebbled path into a forest of towering cypress trees, bowing before a simple gate that stands between them and the holiest place in Japan: ...

Later, the Sun Goddess sent her grandson, Prince Rice-Plenty, ... It was Shinto that taught Japanese law students: “Subjects have no mind apart from the will of the Emperor.” ...

A brief timeline of Japanese history. Skip to main ... (rope-patterned) pottery inhabit Japan. 660 B.C. Mythological Jimmu ("Divine Warrior"), descendant of sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami, founds ...

A certain group of Shinto deities is known for connections to the imperial family of Japan. In particular, the sun goddess Amaterasu is revered as the ancestor of Japan’s emperors and empresses ...

Sun goddess. Legend has it that Japan’s royals, whose myth-filled history spans 2,600 years, are descended from the Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu.