Celebrating its 11th annual event, "K-Royal Culture Festival" stands as South Korea's largest national heritage festival, showcasing traditional cultural content within the backdrop of historic ...

By Lee Jihae Forty-nine ancestral tablets from the royal courts of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) and the Korean Empire (1897 ...

Reservations for a musical revisiting a ceremony from the Joseon era (1392-1910) to be staged at Jongmyo from April 26-30 are ...

The shrine was later destroyed during the 16th-century Japanese invasion of Korea but rebuilt during the 17th century. Little has changed since. The structure is composed of multiple buildings ...

A steep stairway of 108 stone steps winds up and down through one of Seoul's relatively older neighborhoods: Huam-dong in ...

20CamelsEmily Searching for Rare Village Shrine in Korea Posted: March 4, 2025 | Last updated: March 4, 2025 There aren't many Buddhist or Confucianist shrines left in Korea--Especially authentic ...

Previously, the shrine shared examples on Facebook of Korean tourists engaging in smoking, illegal parking, and verbal abuse. On the 21st, a man was shown in a photo smoking around the shrine with ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent an offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, his office said on Thursday, drawing criticism from South Korea and China which view the shrine as a symbol of Japan's ...

South Korea expressed “deep disappointment” following Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida’s ritual offering to Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, a controversial war shrine viewed by Seoul and ...

Kishida had donated the same offerings to the shrine last October to celebrate its autumn festival after becoming the country’s top leader. South Korea and China, among other countries ...