Hundreds of items used by “hidden” Christians in Nagasaki Prefecture to practice their religion when doing so meant certain ...

On the first day of my first trip to Japan, I hit my head on a doorway walking towards a talking toilet. This particular ...

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When the book came out in the US and UK ... [that] have a subtle healing power that helps me to reset". Being at a Shinto shrine gives you space to breathe and listen to your thoughts – Marie ...

Creating a roundup of the 25 best-selling books of all time is harder than it sounds. Books—especially those published hundreds of years ago—were published in different editions and translated ...

The display is enhanced with interactive elements including a Zen rock garden area that visitors are invited to rake and a decorative torii, the traditional Japanese gate found at many Shinto shrines.

Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar. Another year of reading has come and gone, leaving mental trails of ...

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That’s it. I’ve no other reason. In Japan we have the Shinto religion, the oldest in our country, which connects us to nature. I have travelled all around the world, mostly walking around ...