One of Japan’s most colourful festivals, the Sanja Matsuri is a rowdy mix of religious ritual and wild street party ...

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

Many have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, ...

This island in Japan not only is home to one of the best growing environments for sweet onions, but it has unique history and ...

Mugen Train’ blends Buddhist impermanence, Shinto philosophy and samurai ethics into a lesson on courage and suffering.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishida says any real-world attempts to mimic 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' will not be tolerated ...

A horse-led march is heralding the arrival of spring in a traditional Shinto festival in the disaster-hit Noto Peninsula, central Japan.

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 ...

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

Ageuma Shinji, a Shinto ritual, is held at the shrine on May 4 and 5 every year. Horses carrying young riders in traditional warrior attire rush up the steep slope during the festival. It is ...