Prospective hikers to the Japanese tourist site will have to take a class about hiking safety and local rules.

Mount Yoshino offers a good (and beautiful) reason to get out of Tokyo and Kyoto and venture off the beaten path.

“There are people out there who want a temple, even a mountain temple ... Owning a temple, shrine or church recognized as a religious corporation in Japan can confer sizeable tax benefits.

Last year, Japan started collecting entry fees of ¥2,000 (£10) per head from people climbing the famous volcano to limit the ...

Mount Yoshino in Yoshino-Kumano National Park is considered one of the best places to view cherry blossoms in Japan ... The mountain is dotted with age-old shrines and temples, along with miles ...

Mt. Yoshino is one of the top destinations for cherry blossom viewing in Japan.

Overseeing more than 3000 Kumano shrines in Japan, it is a doyen of religion ... With an assortment of bamboo forests, beaches, mountain passes and terraced rice fields, the route became popular ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...