A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jongmyo Shrine is one of the oldest and best-preserved Confucian royal shrines in the world. Built in the late 14th century, the Jongmyo Shrine served as a place of ...

While Seoul’s palaces have long been popular tourist attractions, the range of nationalities visiting them has notably expanded. "It’s not surprising that these palaces and Jongmyo Shrine ...

a controversial war shrine viewed by Seoul and Beijing as a symbol of Japanese militarism. Mr Kishida and some cabinet members sent ritual offerings to the shrine on Sunday, Yonhap news agency ...

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 ...

Seoul quickly responded to Kihara’s visit ... leadership positions having made offerings and repeated visits to the shrine,” a ministry spokesman said in a statement on Aug.

Seoul is a hub of the national economy, playing a key role in the free flow of national ... Built in 1847, the Good Shepherd Cathedral is the oldest Catholic Church and mother church of all Catholic ...