The letter informed her that after traveling over to Japan on business, Stanford decided to stay and become a Shinto monk. Carrie had the hard job of sharing the news with Stanford’s estranged ...

A Komyoji monk, Yuken Kihara, serves his homemade desserts ... Yoshida says, “I like both Shinto’s appreciation of nature and ancestors, and Buddhist values of how to live a better life.” ...

This bakery is located on the grounds of a Shinto Shrine and is one of several businesses set up to attract and serve members of its community. A Buddhist monk with a caregiver certification blow ...