SANBAGAWA, Gunma Prefecture--Benmou Suzuki’s dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest ... shrine and a church. A surge in religious properties coming up for sale has Japanese ...

the Japanese commemorated their contributions with the Meiji Shrine. While the buildings are certainly worth visiting, the surrounding forest (considered part of the vast Yoyogi Park) is a sight ...

Overseeing more than 3000 Kumano shrines in Japan ... “There is a spirit called Kodama which appears in the forest in Japanese anime director Hayao Miyazaki’s movie Princess Mononoke.

Kyoto Japan is covered in hidden mountain paths connected to amazing places like Fushimi Inari shrine... And today, we are ...

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 ...

Rising above rice fields like a giant broccoli is this sacred chinju-no-mori, or shrine grove. Science journal Nature published 51 contributions by Minakata Kumagusu, a distinguished Japanese ...

Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese tradition to purify the soul and pray for good health in the new year.

The region's draw for travelers is unsurprising, as it lets you journey into Japanese heritage with its ancient temples and shrines, serene gardens, and traditional tea houses. In August ...