A natural phenomenon called "Omiwatari," in which ice forming on the surface of Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture splits to ...

Suwa Taisha is especially famous for its thrilling ... where the trunks are erected as pillars in the four corners of each of the shrine grounds. A highlight of the festival is worshippers riding ...

Kiyoshi Miyasaka, the 74-year-old chief priest of Yatsurugi Shrine in the prefectural city of Suwa, said that "Climate change and global warming are becoming evident on the lake." Legend has it ...