Hoards of Chinese tourists sparked chaos as they converged on a level crossing in Japan. Footage shows holidaymakers crowding ...

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’.

Sean Pavone/Shutterstock Known as Japan’s cultural capital ... each of them unique. One of the most famous is the Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, dedicated to the Shinto god of rice. Kyoto is also the ...

Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back ...

Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back ...

People say it carries the voice of the deities, which seemed appropriate as we were on the Kumano Kodo, Japan’s ancient ... at the three great shrines, Hongu Taisha, the centre point of the ...

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 ...

Travel review: Vibrant cities, peaceful shrines, bullet trains and piglet cafes on dream Japan trip News TV chef Rick Stein says he feels ‘a bit sorry’ for Gregg Wallace ...

As Japan’s population falls and interest in religion declines, there are fewer people to contribute to the upkeep of the country’s numerous temples and shrines. Suzuki’s Mikaboyama temple ...

Kasuga-taisha Shrine’s pavilions were built in 768. As the head shrine of approximately 3,000 Kasuga-jinja shrines in Japan, it has gained the faith of a wide range of people including imperial family ...