Kyoto is a stunning city known for its beautiful architecture and lush landscapes. Located on Honshu Island, it features many Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, like Kiyomizudera and Kinkakuji.

An American tourist was arrested for vandalism at a historic shrine in Tokyo a day after arriving in the country on vacation ...

When doing construction projects in Japan, it’s customary to have a Shinto priest come to the site to purify it, bestow a blessing upon the project, and pray for its safe completion. This practice is ...

My Archischool and students started to experiment with a greater extent in sustainable design with wooden architecture, in order to reduce the carbon emission from concrete. The studio provides an ...

A Chile-based gymnast and social media influencer has come under huge criticism after she posted a video of herself performing pull-ups on a sacred ‘Torii’ gate at a Shinto shrine in Japan. Maria del ...

The footage depicted Perez using a Torii, a traditional gate that marks the entrance to Shinto shrines, as a piece of gym equipment while performing pull-ups. As she swung her legs to the tune of ...

Torii, although at first glance they appear to be simple structures, are a sacred gate or traditional arch that is usually placed at the entrance of Shinto shrines to mark the border between ...

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An artist dressed as Sarutahiko, a Shinto god who helps and watches over travelers in Japanese myth, prepares to march during the annual Shinto festival called the Grand Festival at the Kotohiragu ...