There are lots of shrines and temples to visit across Japan. For those staying in Tokyo, Poppy and Harro suggest checking out ...

An American tourist faces legal consequences for allegedly defacing Tokyo’s iconic Meiji Shrine. Discover how this act highlights global challenges in balancing tourism with cultural preservation.

J apanese tipples sake and shochu—and the knowledge and skills honed over centuries to make them —have been added to UNESCO's ...

Japanese tipples sake and shochu – and the knowledge and skills honed over centuries to make them – have been added to Unesco ...

Shochu, which was also added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list on Wednesday, is a spirit distilled from different ...

a hot springs resort developed during the Meiji era (1868-1912), just under three hours’ drive from the city. Its high street was bookended by Shinto shrines and colourful rows of saké barrels.

South Korean media reported that the reason South Korea skipped the ceremony was that Ikuina visited the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on August 15, 2022. Hayashi denied that Ikuina visited the ...

Japanese police have obtained an arrest warrant on Thursday for a Chinese teenager accused of vandalizing a Tokyo shrine with graffiti, seemingly mimicking an act at the same site earlier this year.

A visitor took this photo at Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Shrine. Police officers were gathering around the torii gate to check something. Marks, which seemed like Kanji characters and seemed as if they were ...

He visited one of Tokyo’s most famous shrines, Meiji Jingu, and allegedly defaced one of its gate’s pillars as a prank by using his fingernails to scratch the surface, reported AFP.