ISE, Japan (AP) — Deep in the forests of the Japanese Alps, Shinto priests keep watch as woodsmen dressed in ceremonial white chop their axes into two ancient cypress trees, timing their swings so ...

WESTERVILLE, Ohio — City leaders in Westerville want to resurrect a piece of history that takes us back 60 years. “Just that opportunity that we can tell our story,” said Christa Dickey, community ...

ISE, Japan (AP) — Every two decades for the last 1,300 years, Ise Jingu, Japan’s most revered Shinto shrine, has been knocked down and rebuilt from scratch. The massive, $390 million demolition and ...

Japan's shrine culture holds secrets that even frequent visitors rarely discover. Behind the serene torii gates and meticulously raked gravel paths lies a tradition so ancient and complex that it ...

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 ...

ISE, Japan (AP) — Deep in the forests of the Japanese Alps, Shinto priests keep watch as woodsmen dressed in ceremonial white chop their axes into two ancient cypress trees, timing their swings so ...