A ceremony has been held at a gateway to Japan's Northern Alps to mark the start of the climbing season. Our site uses ...

A lot of the most popular shrines and temples are actually open 24/7, so the fact that you can technically go whenever you ...

With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...

Content creators Zach Hsieh and Michelle Chin announced their engagement on social media on Easter Sunday, April 20, alongside several photos of the emotional seaside proposal in Japan in December ...

Special thanks to the researcher and co-writer of this episode Kaitlyn Ugoretz.

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...

Ishiba has no plans to visit the Shinto shrine during the three-day festival, according to people familiar with the matter. The shrine is regarded by neighboring countries as a symbol of Japan's past ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gave a ritual masakaki tree offering to Yasukuni Shrine at the start of the war-related Tokyo ...

I’m a believer. Not in a higher power, but in the power of sacred spaces to move, challenge, educate and uplift me.