My Japanese aunt turned 100 years old this year, and for as long as I can remember, she’s always been a graceful and elegant ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ...

Nishinomiya Shrine is located to the west of Amagasaki Castle in the northern portion of Izumi Settsu. If you go to Amagasaki ...

Watazumi Shrine on Tsushima has banned all visiting tourists. A grave and unforgivable act involving tourists occurred a few ...

Many people visit the shrine, not only from Japan but also from overseas. The early-blooming plum trees are in full bloom, and about half of all the trees there have flowers. In addition ...

Singer-songwriter Ichiko Aoba still remembers a dream where she broke into pieces. “I was experiencing sleep paralysis. My mind was moving, but I couldn’t move my body,” she tells The Japan ...

Catholics in the Philadelphia region are encouraged to encounter and experience three of the city’s major shrines through a special passport program marking Jubilee Year 2025 in the Catholic Church.

Designated as Japan's first "National Cycling Route" in 2019, Shimanami Kaido, webbed with fishing harbours, hillside citrus orchards and historic shrines, is often regarded as one of the world's ...

You don’t need to know Japanese to understand her singing; her music conveys an emotional resonance that eludes description but is as familiar as muscle memory. On Luminescent Creatures ...

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres ...