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 ...

Non-Japanese people have received certification as Shinto priests, and Shinto shrines can be found around the world, including in the United States, Brazil, the Netherlands and the Republic of San ...

while popular Japanese religion was a pragmatic fusion of Shinto rituals and myths with a hefty dose of Buddhism. Buddhist temples came under the control of the state, and the training of priests ...

For most Japanese, the worshipping side of Shinto is relegated to a small cadre of priests and their helpers, most of whom inherited their jobs from ancestors. The Japanese today "practice" Shinto ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) Shinto priests throughout Japan are preparing to hold commemoration ceremonies on 11 March to mark the one-year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that killed an estimated ...

And people turn to Shinto priests and rituals, he says, to restore the balance between the human and the divine. The Japanese appeal to Shinto deities at the beginning of things: the birth of a ...

"In the past almost all weddings in Japan were Shinto, but in the last few years Western-style weddings have appeared and become very popular," said one Japanese priest. It is important for the bride ...

Eventually, Barrish became an international aikido instructor and ardent Shinto student, making several trips to Japan each year for intensive study with the priests at Tsubaki Grand Shrine in Mie.

The only person who keeps her calm is Keiko, Amira s mother, who patiently translates everything into Japanese for the Shinto priest at least any words she can catch through the hysterically ...

This video explores how Shinto has spread beyond Japan, from Hawaii and Brazil to the Pacific Northwest, where non-Japanese priests like Reverend Lawrence Koichi Barish are actively promoting it.