Ageuma Shinji, a Shinto ritual, is held at the shrine on May 4 and 5 every year. Horses carrying young riders in traditional warrior attire rush up the steep slope during the festival. It is ...

Ise Jingu — the most revered Shinto shrine in Japan — is knocked down and rebuilt from scratch, a tradition that has been ...

Horses take center stage in the ancient capital's events, such as two May festivals—Aoi Matsuri boasting ... a small shrine built by the mother of Japan's first emperor. Worshippers inscribe ...

he Kumano Hongu Shrine Spring Festival, held every year from April 13 to 15, is one of the most important Shinto events in Wakayama Prefecture. It takes place at Kumano Hongu Shrine, one of the Three ...

Ishiba sent a ritual "masakaki" offering to the shrine on the first day of the festival ... The neighboring countries see the Shinto shrine as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.