Author-Artist Mina Ikemoto Ghosh talks about the inspirations behind her unique and Brilliant fantasy novel Hyo the Hellmaker ...

Looking at the application of masks and costume in heavy music ... like the intimidatingly phallic Tengu of Shinto Japan, or the helmets used by the Pende people of the Congo for initiations ...

Kibitsu Shrine venerates Kibitsuhiko no Mikoto — a Shinto deity said to be a model for Momotaro ... volunteer teams perform dynamic dances while wearing original costumes and Uraja meiku (Uraja makeup ...

Photo: Christopher Bobyn Masahide Kitamura, an amateur historian in Osaka who attends imperial-style ‘costume parties’ in an army officer ... memories might shape Japan’s regional relations. A Shinto ...

One of Japan's most colourful festivals, the Sanja Matsuri is a rowdy mix of religious ritual and wild street party Sensoji, ...

Historic handmade costumes and uniquely painted hand-carved wooden masks ... The Onbara Festival is held within Miwa's grand shrine that is believed to be the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan, while the ...

We often correctly credit Marvel with inventing the shared universe superhero concept as their greatest achievement, but another place where Marvel excelled and raised the bar was with costumes.