Kinkaku-ji is one of the shrines in Japan, also known as the Golden Pavilion. (Photo: Klook SG) In Japan, the two main religions are Shinto and Buddhism as most Japanese consider themselves Buddhist, ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

This is the second in a series of columns on Janet Landfried’s visit to Japan in the spring of 2006. Janet graciously offered to share her articles while I’m on my trip to Indochina visiting Hong Kong ...

The big conclusion — and the highlight for the participants — is jumping into a formerly pristine, shallow pond on the grounds of the Shinto temple. Once the boys meet the water, it becomes more of a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes ...