Japan is experiencing heavy snowfall at present, with up to 40cm forecast to fall in some parts on Saturday. Up to 80cm of ...

In Japan, it’s customary to start off the new year be going to a Shinto shrine to pray for good fortune in the new year. While many are thought to convey a vague blessing of overall prosperity, some ...

More than 100 people have been forced to shelter in a shrine atop a mountain in Japan after heavy snowfall blocked access by ...

Mikami Shrine, near Kyoto's bamboo forest, is dedicated to hair, attracting visitors for blessings on hair growth and fall.

Celebrate the Year of the Horse by visiting Japan’s horse-linked shrines, temples and scenic spots where legends still live.

TOKYO: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited Ise Jingu shrine on Monday (Jan 5) holding a portrait of late prime minister ...

Mikami Shrine, currently going viral on Instagram, is Japan's only shrine dedicated entirely to hair. Yes, hair ...

A blue sheet covers a stone pillar on which graffiti was found at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP) TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan’s war ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Thousands packed a 1,300-year-old Shinto shrine in downtown Tokyo on Wednesday, the first official working day of 2017 in Japan, to pray for good luck and economic success in the new ...

A New Year visit to Ise Jingu is a tradition for prime ministers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...