In front of the giant torii, the entrance to Japanese Shinto shrines, most visitors are overwhelmed with awe. These enigmatic places of worship seem to conceal the utmost secrets in their interiors.

ISE, Japan — The steady crowds cross an arched bridge and follow a pebbled path into a forest of towering cypress trees, bowing before a simple gate that stands between them and the holiest place in ...

Shakyo, an ancient form of Buddhist meditation, is used to help cope with everything from grief to aiding depression and anxiety. It’s hard to imagine that just weeks before we learned of the novel ...