When Japanese Emperor Akihito visits B.C. from July 10 to 14th, he will bring with him the power and glory of his country’s main religion, Shintoism. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

The festival is a rare combination of Buddhist and Shinto traditions, as a shrine and temple jointly run it. The festivities center around the 18 four-meter-tall floats known as Hikiyama. Each float ...

Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - Shintoism is the oldest traditional religion in Japan, begun by the pre-historic peoples living in central Asia, and has been left as it is today after a long co-existence ...

The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from ...

Times have changed since the late 1800s, when the Japanese emperor wielded supreme power as head of the country’s Shinto religion – whipping up fierce nationalism and resistance to Western colonial ...

Though Shinto has no absolute commandments for its adherents aside from living "a simple and harmonious life with nature and people", there are four affirmations of the Shinto spirit. The family is ...

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