Amid the baseball games, art galleries and temples, Kyushu island’s largest city has a street food and nightlife culture ...

A group of well-loved shrines, with branches all across Japan, are affectionately known ... forcing him to live 500km away in Dazaifu, Fukuoka. Michizane longed for a plum tree that grew by ...

Passengers disembarked to visit local attractions such as Kushida Shrine in Fukuoka City and Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, enjoying sightseeing and shopping. This marks the first of four cruise ships ...

HOFU, Japan >> As entrance exam season approaches, Hofu Tenmangu Shrine in Hofu, Yamaguchi prefecture, is offering ...

There are endless urban centers to visit in Japan beyond Tokyo and Kyoto. To shift in a different direction from those two ...

Each shrine honors different deities from Japan’s Shinto sect. Visitors often trek between these shrines, taking in the peaceful atmosphere and stunning views. The history of Togakushi Shrine dates ...

The decision marked the first time the Supreme Court of Japan has ruled on the liability of the government for providing a list of war dead to Yasukuni Shrine. According to the ruling, Yasukuni ...

With Japan’s promulgation of a law strictly separating Buddhism and Shintoism in 1868, the temple was shut down, leaving just Ōtaki Shrine. That same year, the new Meiji government issued Japan ...

Priests gather around the pot on an open hearth and chant purification words during the "Tsutsu-gayu shinji" porridge ritual at Suwa Taisha's Shimosha Harumiya shrine in Shimosuwa, Nagano ...

As Japan’s population falls and interest in religion declines, there are fewer people to contribute to the upkeep of the country’s numerous temples and shrines. Suzuki’s Mikaboyama temple ...