In the stillness of Kyoto’s Okazaki Shrine, one writer found a sense of peace surrounded by rabbit statues following her partner’s cancer diagnosis and a challenging IVF journey.

In the more than five months since becoming Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi has shown a tendency to speak ...

NOSHIRO, Akita — About 300 residents of Noshiro in Akita Prefecture celebrated the city’s 20th anniversary recently.

Thompson says his grandmother always did crafts, his aunt was an art teacher, and his mother’s first career was also as an ...

Showcasing phallus-shaped portable shrines and pink penis candies, Japan's annual fertility festival teemed Sunday with tourists, couples and families elated by its open display of sex.

The Kusanagi was originally known as the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi (meaning ‘Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven’), and its origin is linked to a legendary eight-headed serpent. This serpent was ...

Shinto isn’t the only spiritual tradition in Japan, of course. It is joined by many other beliefs. But its oldest companion is Buddhism. Note I didn’t say “rival.” The deities of Shinto are known as ...

With New Year's Eve taking place tonight (December 31) many people will be looking ahead to 2026 and thinking about what changes they can make to ensure they have the best year possible. With that in ...

The colours are diffused, the shots are blurred, and the rumble of a train often punctuates the two-hour recording. Yet what the home video captures is priceless – a filmed document of the early days ...

Looking for free things to do in Tokyo? Explore temples, shrines, parks, neighborhoods, and iconic sights in Tokyo without ...

Florian Wiltschko, 38, is currently the negi (supplicant priest) at Hisai Hachiman Shrine in Tsu, Mie Prefecture. Inspired to learn more about Japanese spirituality after buying a kamidana (Shinto ...