KATSUURA, Chiba -- A total of about 20,000 "hina" dolls will decorate various locations in this eastern Japan city during the ...

Some 7,980 men in loincloths fiercely jostled to touch the "lucky man" during the recently held Konomiya Naked Festival at a ...

Said to be founded 2,300 years ago in 282 BCE, Aso Jinja is one of Japan’s most prestigious shrines.

About 70% of people in Japan have similar nonreligious feelings ... On a recent weekend at Onoterusaki Jinja, a 9th century Tokyo shrine that is part of a broader Shinto history, people came ...

A government investigation has confirmed that tunnel construction for the shinkansen bullet train line extension to Sapporo ...

She was a Japanese empress said to have lived from 169 to 269. I’m not carrying a child, but I am birthing a new phase right now as I steer my life in a new direction. Like an expectant mother w ...

We’re unveiling some of Tokyo’s best kept secrets that will delight both seasoned Tokyoites and adventurous travellers ...

Jinja has been marked as the tourism hub of Uganda besides being an industrial area. The possession of both international and local tourism sites has contributed to its development, bringing ...