In Hawaii, where there are many Nikkei, there are actually many Japanese shrines and temples. With the palm trees swaying in the breeze, Hawaii Izumo Taisha, a separate company of Izumo Taisha, has ...

Izumo: Home of the Gods Japanology Plus *First broadcast on December 7, 2023. Each year, Japan's deities are said to gather in Izumo in western Japan. We visit Izumo Taisha, a shrine with a millennium ...

When in Izumo, it’s customary to do two things: eat the soba noodles the area is famous for and visit Izumo Taisha Shinto shrine. The shrine is one of Japan’s oldest, as well as a top destination when ...

Shimane Prefecture — located in the southwest of Japan’s main island near Hiroshima Prefecture — is an off-the-beaten-path destination known for traditional tea culture, sword making and one of ...

Envisage a constellation of flares lighting up the inky blue skies over the Sea of Japan to the sonorous chants of prayers, welcoming eight million Shinto deities from across the Japanese archipelago ...

As we welcome in a New Year a lot of folks want to receive New Year’s blessings. One shrine in downtown Honolulu has it’s doors open for anyone who wants a blessing to ring in 2018.Starting at 7 a.m.

The 10th month of the lunar calendar is known throughout most of Japan as Kannazuki, or the "month of no gods." During this time, Okuninushi, the kami (Shinto god) enshrined at the renowned Izumo ...

Shimane Prefecture has long been associated with Japanese deities, and Izumo Taisha is one of Japan’s most sacred Shintō shrines. Located in the southwest of the island of Honshū, Shimane Prefecture ...

If you pray for love in Izumo, there's a good chance you'll be heard. Every year, eight million gods gather in this seaside city to decide the fate of humans' relationships. The romance of air travel ...