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 ...

Ancient history and sophisticated modern technology mingle seamlessly in Japan and together create some Japan landmarks not to miss. Centuries-old shrines across the country are connected by a ...

TASHIROJIMA, Japan (AP) — On a small island off Japan’s northeastern coast, visitors make offerings at a shrine for unlikely local guardians: cats. The “Neko Jinja,” or Cat Shrine, mythologizes cats ...

Ancient history and sophisticated modern technology and innovation mingle seamlessly in Japan, so it is no surprise that when asking the question What is Japan Famous for the answers are a mix of the ...

One can’t ignore that Ghost of Tsushima made this shrine famous. At long last, a Japanese shrine has banned foreigners after what they claim to be an incredible disrespect. And this shrine is related ...

When commenting on Japanese officials' ritual offerings to the infamous Yasukuni Shrine and the visits made by some members of the Japanese Diet to the Shrine, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy ...

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Thursday, as the country marked the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.