Japanese director Soda Kazuhiro has made documentaries about fishing villages and the impact of modernisation. This time he's focusing on a pack of entitled cats, and what they can tell us about the ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ...

Many have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, ...

A Shinto shrine that's believed to have influenced a similar location in Ghost of Tsushima has reportedly banned tourists after an undisclosed incident involving foreigners. Named Watazumi Shrine, the ...

Similarly, Buddhist goma fire ceremonies involve priests burning wooden sticks in sacred flames to symbolize the eradication of ignorance and desire. Rengoku’s own techniques reflect this duality: His ...

The global hit anime “Demon Slayer” (known in Japan as “Kimetsu no Yaiba”) is approaching its conclusion. The final story arc ...

Catholics in the Philadelphia region are encouraged to encounter and experience three of the city’s major shrines through a special passport program marking Jubilee Year 2025 in the Catholic Church.

I was living in Tokyo in the 1980s when the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery came up with a new concept: shinrin-yoku, translated as “forest bathing.” The idea was to get ...

Instead, it revolves around the veneration of Kami—divine spirits that inhabit nature, objects, and even people. This video explores the history, practices, and influence of Shinto, from shrine ...