One of Japan’s most colourful festivals, the Sanja Matsuri is a rowdy mix of religious ritual and wild street party ...

Many have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, ...

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The course will commence on April 1, 2025, with three-month, six-month, and annual options available. Online admissions will ...

As far as Shinto shrines go (there are about 400 in Kyoto), this one is pretty special. Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari ...

Also within in the complex is the Jishu Shrine, a red-lacquered temple dedicated to Okuninushi-no-mikoto, the Shinto god of love. Visitors who can successfully walk between two stones outside of ...

It’s also the country’s cultural and spiritual capital, with hundreds of Buddhist shrines and Shinto temples. They’re a big reason why so many tourists flock here. “It’s a must.

SANBAGAWA, Gunma Prefecture--Benmou Suzuki’s dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly looks like prized real estate. Yet the monk ...

In a nation as culturally rich as Japan, it can be hard to know how to spend your time there. Here are ten of our favorite ...

With over 1600 Buddhist temples and 400 Shinto shrines, these religious sites offer a calm and composed environment for meditation and prayers. Known as the adobe of Lord Venkateshvara, Tirupati in ...