And indeed it is. It is the only shrine in Japan dedicated to Kio Gongen, a group of three gods said to be manifestations of the Buddha in the form of Shinto gods (for many centuries in Japan Buddhism ...

She also visited a shrine dedicated to the god of education before college exams. On a recent weekend at Onoterusaki Jinja, a 9th century Tokyo shrine that is part of a broader Shinto history ...

In Siena, Italy, each neighbourhood asks God’s help for victory by blessing ... men reconnect with Shinto spirits by burning torches painted with their wishes at a mountain shrine.

Later, it turned into an annual Shinto festival to welcome and bid farewell to gods and goddesses, according to the Kyoto city office. It has grown over the centuries to be one of the biggest ...