For this Kyoto edition, we independently scoped out more than 350 venues and distilled the list down to the very best of the ...

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Protagonist Nagi's grandmother was her town's local deity, and following her recent death, the shrine remains vacant. The concept of a god in Shinto philosophy ... owner of Anime News Network ...

one widely shared video in which a creator raged about the game allowing him to smash up a Shinto shrine was widely ridiculed by commenters, who pointed out rather reasonably that the creator ...

that for centuries have kept vigil over Shinto shrines, silently forming the sounds “a” and “un”: alpha and omega, the beginning and the end. There are chains set up to corral crowds into ...

At the shrine, you can partake in traditional Shinto practices ... often drawing inspiration from anime and manga. Some of it ...

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said in a statement: “Tokyo is a city where visitors can experience a distinctive culture, with traditional shrines and temples coexisting alongside innovative anime ...

Share Wedding specializes in arranging packages in line with customers' requests and has even held a cosplay session for anime ... shrine in Osaka's Chuo Ward started offering Shinto-style ...

“Anime may depict fictional worlds ... is more rooted in Japanese folklore and culture. From bathhouses and Shinto shrines, the film aims to revive an interest and preserve the tradition ...

Cat imagery is a constant companion: from ukiyo-e woodblock prints to contemporary manga and anime, these creatures have leapt into ... Specialty stores, themed trains, and even entire shrines are ...