shinto

Japanese women lift skirts, flash ocean to attract lots of fish at annual ceremony【Video】

Tradition has roots in “the authoritative power of the female genitalia.”

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Shinto shrine naked festival ritual asks men to cover up for first time in three-century history

Loincloths at least, gentlemen, says shrine in change of policy in how to ask the gods for a good harvest and plenty of fish.

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This cool pen features an adorable shrine fox guardian with a swishing tail

If you need a little good fortune, this just might bring it!

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Visiting Kunozan Toshogu, the shrine where the first lord of Japan’s last shogunate was buried

The site of Ieyasu’s grave also has an amazing hidden-gem museum that far too many visitors skip.

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What it’s like to pray for concert tickets, money, and more at Tokyo’s specialty Fukutoku Shrine

Our reporter makes a long journey in the hope that some divine intervention will help her score tickets to her favorite idols’ concert this year.

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680-year-old Shinto ritual of horses running up earthen “wall” draws animal abuse complaints【Vids】

Horses that make it to the top are seen as signs of good harvest, but those that don’t may die.

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Aichi man arrested for failing to steal very large donation box from Shinto shrine

Karma police, arrest this man.

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Shrine in Japan issues “beautiful woman certificates,” so we went to get one【Photos】

A visit to Honjo Ikutsushimajinja in the “land of beautiful women.”

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We visit the only shrine in Japan where you can pray to the gods for good weather

Pray the rain away at special weather shrine in Tokyo.

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A visit to one of Japan’s motorcycle Shinto shrines

You don’t have to be a motorcycle enthusiast to visit here, but it helps.

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Down the steps to Kusabe Yoshimi, one of Japan’s three great “descending shrines”【Photos】

We visit this unusual shrine in a Kumamoto canyon and drink its water of eternal youth.

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Charges dropped against elderly Japanese man for nailing Putin voodoo doll to sacred shrine tree

Many hope he finds a different way to express his feelings about the Russian president, though.

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Japanese voodoo dolls with foreign politician photo keep getting nailed to town’s shrine trees

”Praying for his death” reads wara ningyo note.

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Thanks to the shogun, this Tokyo Shinto shrine has good luck charms to help you win idol tickets

The historical reason this shrine in the heart of the city is becoming a must-visit for idol fans.

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Mist descends upon Japan’s “Killing Stone” after ceremony to appease nine-tailed fox spirit

Does this mean the priest’s purification ritual has placated the beast? Or is it an omen of something else to come?

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How Kyoto’s shrine of severing ties helped our reporter escape from a “black company”

Yasui Konpiragu worked its magic, but for once, not in the terrifying way it usually does.

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Shinto priest blesses Domino’s pizzas to bring love to those who eat them on Valentine’s Day

Special religious ceremony adds the essence of Japanese love deities to chain’s heart-shaped pizzas.

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Enjoy “Jinja Ehru” ginger ale from a historic shrine in Tokyo

Drink up the shrine’s blessings in a most sacred pun.

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Does Tokyo’s “breakup shrine” really have the power to end relationships?

We set out to dispel rumours about the shrine’s mysterious power…but it ends up biting us in the butt.

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Preserve a piece of Japanese culture during Corona with your own mini shrine hand-washing ladle

Take your own hishaku ladle with you to purify yourself before entering a Shinto shrine. 

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