NUUANU (KHNL) - Looking for something different to do this New Year's Eve? How about trying a Japanese tradition. A Nuuanu Shinto temple holds one of the largest celebrations of its kind on the island ...

The Daijingu Temple of Hawaii in Nuuanu will offer blessings to New Year’s revelers — and their pets, if they so choose — starting at midnight through 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1. The Shinto temple is ...

Kinkaku-ji is one of the shrines in Japan, also known as the Golden Pavilion. (Photo: Klook SG) In Japan, the two main religions are Shinto and Buddhism as most Japanese consider themselves Buddhist, ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) - A tradition more than a century old of ushering in the new year with a blessing continues despite the rain and the coronavirus. A couple of thousand people on Oahu braved the rain ...

One of the first things many people learn about Japan is that there are two religions, Shinto and Buddhism. Shinto is the native animistic belief, while Buddhism was imported from China via Korea in ...

This is the second in a series of columns on Janet Landfried’s visit to Japan in the spring of 2006. Janet graciously offered to share her articles while I’m on my trip to Indochina visiting Hong Kong ...

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Wilma Muneoka held her pet Ellie while Sean Kimizuka performed a blessing. Clinton Leong, Muneoka’s husband, with his dog Bunni, waited behind her for their turn. About 4,000 people were expected to ...

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 ...