Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back ...

The controversial Tokyo shrine’s wide stone path, normally reserved for quiet prayers and camera-clicking tourists, ...

But according to temple etiquette, drinking from all three streams is bad luck, so don't be greedy. Also within in the complex is the Jishu Shrine, a red-lacquered temple dedicated to Okuninushi ...

The main shrine building sits atop a flight of stone stairs and is surrounded by cloisters. Image: Vicki L Beyer Legend has it that Emperor Chuai (149-200 AD) spent most of his years as emperor in the ...

Shrines are a minor activity in Assassin's Creed Shadows, where you have to explore a shrine complex to find the various spots to pray in front of (albeit ...

A new building inspired by an ancient Japan palace was recently completed here at Manyo Botanical Garden on the grounds of ...

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Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo to mark the start of its spring festival on Monday. Ishiba gave the shrine a potted plant known as ...

With festivals taking place throughout the year in Tokyo, you have a good chance that your trip will coincide with a celebration of some kind. If you feel like braving the summer ...

SEOUL, April 22 (UPI) --South Korea on Tuesday voiced "deep disappointment and regret" after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent an offering to a shrine seen by many as an unapologetic ...