With their power to guide and inform us, some would say that a smartphone is practically the technological equivalent of a guardian deity. As such, don’t they deserve to be placed in a cover with ...

Kyoto is dotted with Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines offering amulets for health, longevity, safety, easy childbirth and other blessings. An amulet warding off an epidemic centuries ago now eases ...

American Kit Cox, 35, works as an electrical engineer and enjoys biking and playing piano. But what some might consider surprising about Cox, who was raised as Methodist, is that she practices the ...

BRUCE ASATO / [email protected] The Rev. Masa Takizawa of the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu holds a tray of oma­mori. YouTube has removed the video of the alleged theft.

The anonymous letter sent to Iwazu Tenmangu Shrine and stamped as from Karumai, Iwate, is seen in this image provided by the shrine. A Shinto shrine in central Japan's Aichi Prefecture is looking to ...

In Japan, one of the most important aspects of a religious experience is the approach to the place of worship. This path is meant to enable the mind to shift more easily from worldly to spiritual ...