While Spain's headline trail now attracts up to half a million pilgrims a year, its twin is often uncrowded and offers a ...

where the shrine sits. Sometimes in dense rows and other times more staggered, the gates are all engraved with the names of Shinto devotees who donated them. It takes about three hours to make the ...

For those unfamiliar with Japanese cuisine, a trip to Nishiki Market can be an overwhelming experience. This bustling, five-block-long covered market is lined with more than 100 stalls, each one ...

Let's explore this through some vivid examples. “Chilean tourist in Japan faces criticism for doing pull-ups at sacred Shinto shrine torii gate.” In October 2024, a Chilean gymnast and social media ...

There are about 40,000 Shinto shrines that are called “Hachimansha” or “Hachimangu” in Japan. These are headed by Usa Jingu ...

Amid the baseball games, art galleries and temples, Kyushu island’s largest city has a street food and nightlife culture ...

On the first day of my first trip to Japan, I hit my head on a doorway walking towards a talking toilet. This particular ...

Japan welcomed the most visitors in history in 2024, as the country’s weak currency fuelled a tourism boom that drew 36.8 million people to the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’.

Meiji Jingu is a Shinto shrine and located in a forested ... Steven Lee Hayes on Nov. 14 was accused of defacing the shrine's entry gate. Japanese authorities accused Hayes of using his ...