This article looks at Shinto worship, which can take place in the home or in shrines. Shinto worship is highly ritualised, and follows strict conventions of protocol, order and control. It can take ...

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 ...

These three sumō festivals celebrate the traditional sport, but also have their quirky side, including a bout with just one wrestler and babies competing in “crying sumō.” At the end of the Heian ...

This page looks at the importance of ritual in Shinto. In Shinto, the importance of the ritual is simply the ritual itself. It's wrong to think that Shinto ritual is important because of the beliefs ...