If anything, they did it on a grander scale.

Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto shrines. She performs the prescribed rituals — cleansing her hands, ringing a bell, bowing and clapping. But her main purpose is getting a ...

The Kamado “kagura” (sacred Shinto music and dancing ... manga fans started visiting the shrine to offer ema tablets after the anime show became popular. Fans have also flocked to Homangu ...

Shinto shrines abound in Japan, and most Japanese take part in one or another Shinto ceremony over the course of a year. Although Shinto is not a missionary religion, Shinto now has an international ...