Beneath the chants of Exorcism in Japan, something stirs. The dead still listen, and the living still try to talk them down.

Visiting a Shinto shrine requires more than quiet admiration—it calls for an understanding of its rituals, from purifying hands to offering prayers. Observing these customs offers a glimpse into Japan ...

Got plans for the new year? On December 31 just before midnight, you can line up to get a good luck blessing at a Nuuanu Shinto temple. Every year, many people and dozens of pets get a traditional ...

Shinto practitioner Michelle Sato of Philomath regularly says morning prayers by the Willamette River. The headband reads "Kami Kaze" or "Divine Wind" in reference to an storm that saved ancient Japan ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – Several Shinto priests from the renowned Meiji Jingu Shrine toured this installation Thursday as part of an ongoing effort to increase interfaith dialogue with the unit ministry ...

HIGASHIKAWA, Hokkaido -- A Shinto ritual to express gratitude for the autumn harvest was held Sept. 2 at a Hokkaido Shrine-designated sacred rice field here. The Hokkaido town of Higashikawa, located ...