There is something timeless about myths. They carry stories from one generation to another, holding the dreams, fears, and beliefs of entire civilizations. In literature, myths are not just tales from ...

A Shinto priest of Yasaka Shrine and a monk of Shinsen-en temple on Monday held a ritual to exchange holy water and pray for ...

If Ghost of Tsushima had a fever dream in Hokkaido, this would be it..Some trailers scream for your attention and some whisper. Ghost of Yōtei, revealed this week in a surprise PS5 gameplay trailer, ...

Anime characters often face challenges that connect to long-standing Buddhist and Shintō teachings. In this course, students look closely at what anime is saying about life.

The first instalment of this four-part series looks at some of the early figures who paved the way for marathon runners in ...

TOKYO] The house that property consultant and ghost investigator Kazutoshi Kodama regularly surveys has a grim history: seven years ago, an elderly woman hanged herself in the bathroom and last year ...

Since then, everyone from peasants to samurai have followed in his footsteps, using a network of trails called the Kumano Kodo that connects the region’s three sacred Shinto Grand Shrines. On this ...

Drawing on Shinto, sci-fi and traditional Japanese folk, Kuunatic are one of metal's most fascinating new bands ...

Carrie receives a letter from Stanford, revealing that he is staying in Japan, not for business this time, but to become a Shinto monk. Carrie later shares the news with Anthony, Stanford's estranged ...

Abandoned Dog Saves Buddhist Monk From Bear Attack In Japan With the odds stacked against him, the 45-year-old monk was ready to throw in the towel until Chico intervened. Edited by: Abhinav Singh ...

A Japanese Buddhist monk who adopted an abandoned dog was saved by the canine during a fierce bear attack. Tougen Yoshihara, the abbot of Youkoku Temple, a historic temple in Niigata in central ...

SHIMOSUWA, Nagano -- A rare Shinto "porridge ritual" to predict the state of society and harvests for the year was held from the night of Jan. 14 to early next morning, coinciding with the ...