We drank Japanese tea, ate a Sumo-style hot pot dinner, walked through a bamboo forest and even climbed inside a giant Buddha ...

In the fall of 2020, the town of Tsushima’s Watazumi Shrine was damaged by a typhoon that struck the area, destroying one of its torii gates that rises out of the bay waters adjacent to the shrine. In ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ...

Fairly early on, when you gain control of Naoe and explore the open-world, you’ll come across Shinto shrines with torii gates indicating its entrance. The game will tell you not to climb them to ...

Similarly, Buddhist goma fire ceremonies involve priests burning wooden sticks in sacred flames to symbolize the eradication of ignorance and desire. Rengoku’s own techniques reflect this duality: His ...

A Prayer For Omi main quest is one of the story missions in Assassin's Creed Shadows you'll come across during the 10th ...

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 trek up the mountain ...

Spend this road trip diving into history and relaxation, gorgeous water and mountain views, and upscale escapes that won’t ...

An iconic Japanese shrine that Ghost of Tsushima fans helped repair has now banned all tourists after an “unforgivable” act was committed.