Escape the crowds and discover a quieter Japan at these 12 hotels, from mountaintop ryokan to island hideaways.

Mark your calendars from April 18 to April 29 to celebrate sake, one of the most in-demand Japanese cultural heritages. Craft Sake Week 2025, a 12-day festival, will showcase the best of sake artistry ...

Families, friends, and culture lovers gathered to enjoy the Guam Japan Festival at Gov. Joseph Flores Memorial Beach Park on ...

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 ...

Alcoholic beverage exports to the United States reached 26.5 billion yen in 2024, making them the most valuable Japanese export last year. Sake has recently been a driving force. According to the ...

and the Aichi Center for Industry and Science Technology. The sake company will pay the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to use the Japanese experiment module Kibo on the ISS for the project.

At Toyokuni Shrine, the main deity of worship is Hideyoshi Toyotomi. The shrine was originally located at Amidagamine Castle, but following the downfall of Hideyoshi, it was abandoned before being ...

And Sake lees, a creamy by-product of Japanese ... crafted using techniques used in the construction of Japanese temples and shrines. To enjoy Byakuya at its best, Cellato recommends a ritual ...

he Kumano Hongu Shrine Spring Festival, held every year from April 13 to 15, is one of the most important Shinto events in Wakayama Prefecture. It takes place at Kumano Hongu Shrine, one of the Three ...

Kumano Nyakuoji Shrine was founded by Emperor Go-Shirakawa when he welcomed the deity from Zenrin-ji Temple (Ekidan-do Temple) to become the protective deity here. The charms from this temple contain ...