Shimane Prefecture — located in the southwest of Japan’s main island near Hiroshima Prefecture — is an off-the-beaten-path ...

Coral Expeditions has three 14-night Through the Heart of Japan departures in 2025: October 4, October 18 and November 2.

Large cod were carried in procession and dedicated to a local Shinto shrine in this northern Japan city Feb. 4 in a unique ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

A Shinto shrine in Japan's western prefecture of Fukuoka has held a traditional ritual of collecting seaweed from the ocean and offering it before an altar to pray for navigational safety and a large ...

As far as Shinto shrines go (there are about 400 in Kyoto ... subway line (two stops south of Kyoto Station). There is also a city bus stop located at the shrine. For more information, visit ...

On May 4, the Kuwana city government tweeted about the ... Ageuma Shinji, a Shinto ritual, is held at the shrine on May 4 and 5 every year. Horses carrying young riders in traditional warrior ...

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The Atsuta Jingu Shinto shrine in Nagoya. I learn more about the ... Stay in quieter residential areas of Tokyo such as Meguro City. •Travel off-season and avoid the cherry blossom festival.

Record numbers of foreign travelers are visiting Japan, sparking friction with locals. Cities and travel operators are seeking ways to ease tensions and promote harmony.

In their lawsuit, his bereaved family claimed that their right to self-determination had been violated because his enshrinement was the result of the government providing the Shinto shrine with a ...