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

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 ...

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 ...

A famous shrine in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, has banned some Korean tourists from entering for tourism purposes ...

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 Shinto shrine that's believed to have influenced a similar location in Ghost of Tsushima has reportedly banned tourists after an undisclosed incident involving foreigners. Named Watazumi Shrine, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the past few years, however, the shrine management has seen several instances of problematic behavior. They had already previously decided to ban all visitors coming from South Korea.