Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water on Saturday in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanes ...

to pump themselves up as other participants and onlookers cheered. Purification is key to Shinto rituals to keep away evil spirits. Worshipers can also wish for other things, such as traffic safety, ...

to pump themselves up as other participants and onlookers cheered. Purification is key to Shinto rituals to keep away evil spirits. Worshipers can also wish for other things, such as traffic ...

As wellness travel continues to grow in popularity, ski expert Gary Clark shares his guide on having therapeutic cold immersion holidays.

While Spain's headline trail now attracts up to half a million pilgrims a year, its twin is often uncrowded and offers a peaceful route through forests and mountain scenery ...

The annual purification ritual took place at a shrine in Hakusan City, central Japan, on Monday -- the coldest day of the year according to the traditional Japanese calendar. About 20 Shinto ...

The company even asked a Shinto priest to conduct a purification ritual and offer prayers for operational safety as it continues to try to resolve the problem. The phenomenon surfaced around late ...

SHIMOSUWA, Nagano -- A rare Shinto "porridge ritual" to predict the state of society and harvests for the year was held from the night of Jan. 14 to early next morning, coinciding with the ...