Noragami blends Shinto mythology with modern-day Japanese high school life. This mythology anime follows Hiyori, a girl who develops the ability for her soul to easily leave her body after saving ...

Located on the southern island of Kyushu, Miyazaki Prefecture sits between Oita’s renowned onsen towns to the north and ...

At the heart of Ise-Shima is Ise Jingu, Japan's most sacred Shinto shrine, composed of 125 shrines dedicated to Amaterasu ...

Made up of 125 shrines, this sprawling complex is home to the Naiku and Geko shrines — known as the soul of Japan. Each year, millions of visitors come to pray to the sun deity, Amaterasu Omikami, and ...

The Blue Zones, first popularized by National Geographic reporter Dan Buettner over 20 years ago, include Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Loma Linda, California; Ikaria, Greece; and Okinawa, ...

The joro spider’s name in Japanese is “jorō-gumo,” which translates into entangling or binding bride. There is quite a bit of superstition surrounding these spiders and their myth. The Japanese myth ...

An expert on Japanese mythology looks at how serpents have been revered—and feared— through the ages in Japan. In Japan and throughout the world, snakes are prominent characters in mythology ...

The boss of Black Myth: Wukong developer Game Science has pointed the finger at the Xbox Series S over the lack of an Xbox version of the game. In a post on Chinese social media website Weibo ...

Japan is staring down a demographic cliff. The population has shrunk for 15 straight years, with births hitting a record low of 730,000 last year and deaths a record high of 1.58 million.