Nestled in the Nagano Prefecture, Togakushi Shrine is a serene and sacred destination. It lies at the foot of the majestic ...

There are religions that put their believers' faith to the test with harsh trials. On a mountain in Japan, that test is not ...

Fushimi Inari Taisha is one of Japan's most famous Shinto shrines. It is dedicated to the ... which form a beautiful tunnel leading up to Inari Mountain. Visitors can stroll along the winding ...

With Japan’s promulgation of a law strictly ... atop Mount Daitoku (Mount Gongen), the peak to the rear of the shrine. At the base of the mountain is a combined hall built as a point of easy ...

While Spain's headline trail now attracts up to half a million pilgrims a year, its twin is often uncrowded and offers a ...

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 ...

More than 100 runners, wishing to be this year's "lucky men," have competed in an early morning race at a shrine in western Japan. Nishinomiya Shrine in Hyogo Prefecture holds the traditional ...

TOKYO (AP) — Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water on Saturday in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese tradition to purify the soul and pray for ...