Aioi-no-yashiro, a small shrine on the grounds of Shimogamo Jinja Shrine in Kyoto, is known to have a “god of matchmaking” as its guardian deity. When I visited the place, numerous “ema ...

She also visited a shrine dedicated to the god of education before college exams. On a recent weekend at Onoterusaki Jinja, a 9th century Tokyo shrine that is part of a broader Shinto history ...

Here are our top picks to start 2025 on the right foot. According to local legend, a blacksmith from Kyoto was looking to forge a sword for the emperor and discovered the pure waters surrounding the ...

Spread across the country, each shrine symbolizes a unique aspect of the divine. These Jyotirlingas are believed to represent Shiva's manifestation as an infinite pillar of light (Jyoti ...

Inside the larger shrine, researchers found a monumental stone dais—a low platform for the statue of a god or goddess worshipped in the temple—featuring a cuneiform inscription. Cuneiform is ...

Both shrines had a central dais, or “a low platform for the statue of a god or goddess worshipped in the temple.” A photo shows one of these rectangular platforms. A central dais, or platform ...

Illegal shrines, cutting across religious beliefs, have mushroomed all over Delhi. This ground report shows how political ...