Nestled amid the cliffs along this rocky shore is Udo Shrine. The main shrine building ... encircled by a thick white shimenawa rope marking the presence of the divine. The tradition here is ...

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 ... naked men with just white loincloth around ...

Assassin’s Creed Shadows faces backlash in Japan over historical inaccuracies and the depiction of a Shinto shrine’s ...

Ubisoft is under fire for its representation of the Itate Hyozu Shrine in "Assassin's Creed Shadows," with officials from the shrine confirming they are acting on it. Rumors that Japan's Association ...

The Itate Hyozu Shrine in Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture is taking action over Ubisoft’s usage of the religious site in the upcoming Assassins Creed Shadows, it’s been confirmed. On the other hand, rumors ...

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 ...

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but also to destroy parts of said shrine, "including its altar and sacred objects" (as Automaton puts it). Assassin's Creed Shadows has angered officials at a real-life Japanese shrine. As Automaton ...