Mt. Mihara is an active volcano on a nearby island with a fascinating history, superb seafood, hot spring baths, and ...

Oiwa Shrine sits cocooned in ... Justly famous as one of Japan’s ‘Three Great Waterfalls’, its waters stream down the rock in silvery ribbons, sparkling in the sunlight and swirling in ...

The American gearhead traveling in Japan ... shrines nearby and ended up buying a Year of the Snake door decoration at a supermarket. This is the first snake I've ever seen depicted with a hair ...

11 March-11 May CRAFT OF CARPENTRY: Step into the world of Japanese master carpenters at Japan House, and learn about the tools and craftsmanship behind Japan’s temples and shrines. The ...

Okayama Prefecture is said to be the birthplace of Momotaro, the protagonist of Japan’s most famous folktale. Several local ...

Visiting a shrine is an enriching experience to have in Japan, but there's one shrine etiquette rule that too many tourists ...

Our destination? A hidden shrine tucked deep in the woods where time feels as though it has stood still for centuries. According to Japanese legend, the sun goddess Amaterasu hid in a cave after ...

SEOUL--South Korea on Sunday protested Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine with "deep disappointment" and urged Japanese leaders to show repentance for the ...

A bout 700 feet from Zambezi National Park and less than a 10-minute drive to Mosi-oa-Tunya, a.k.a. Victoria Falls, one of ...

(Mainichi/Takashi Kamiiriki) KITAKYUSHU -- Plum trees have finally started blooming in the southwestern Japan city of Kitakyushu, with trees at a local park coming into flower some three weeks ...

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 ...