A Japanese shrine famous to video game fans has announced a ban on visits by tourists, following an "unforgivable act ...

The Watazumi Shrine on Tsushima Island has been closed to all tourists following “a grave and unforgivable act of disrespect ...

Visiting a shrine is an enriching experience to have in Japan, but there's one shrine etiquette rule that too many tourists ...

One can’t ignore that Ghost of Tsushima made this shrine famous. At long last, a Japanese shrine has banned foreigners after what they claim to be an incredible disrespect. And this shrine is ...

Graffiti was discovered on a stone pillar at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 19, marking the second such act of vandalism at the controversial war memorial this year. Shrine staff called police in ...

A Chinese national living in Japan was arrested over his suspected ... in English on a stone pillar near the entrance to war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo in May. His two alleged co ...

The cherry blossoms herald the full arrival of spring in Japan. In celebration, people head to parks and open spaces for ... Just to the right of the San-no-torii, a large vermillion gate that marks ...

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