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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ise Jingu — the most revered Shinto shrine in Japan — is knocked down and rebuilt from scratch, a tradition that has been ...

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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 ...

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 ...