The 150-plus-island archipelago has drawn megacity transplants seeking a more relaxed pace of life in tune with the rhythms ...

This week, three metres of powder snow will coat Japan’s Central Alps, a region Nobel Laureate Yasunari Kawabata labelled ...

An event marking the start of tourist season in the Gifu Prefecture part of the Northern Japanese Alps was held at Murakami ...

"In the past almost all weddings in Japan were Shinto, but in the last few years Western-style weddings have appeared and become very popular," said one Japanese priest. It is important for the bride ...

With Tokyo as the crown jewel, you can have a rich experience to last you a lifetime. 4 days is just enough time to see the ...

Not everywhere in Japan is suffering from overtourism, says Kate Crockett – the rural Noto Peninsula is welcoming tourists ...

Learn how to talk about religion in Japanese with practical vocabulary, phrases and cultural tips. Includes real-life ...

Allan West entered the room backgrounded by a calming painting of a flowering plum tree draped in snow. He was wearing his signature look: A Zen priest shirt, craftsman’s pants, a sleeveless jacket ...

MIYAKI, Saga (Japan): A unique Shinto ritual predicting the fortune ... the “Okayu Hall” within the shrine grounds, where Chief Priest Masahiro Higashi, 85, announced the divination results.

We soon learned it was a spirit of a Japanese soldier.” Dorsey said a Lakota elder in his community suggested he contact a Shinto priest, who explained the significance and meaning behind the ...

which was cooked overnight over a traditional Japanese open hearth. The fire was lit using a wooden stick rubbed to create friction, a traditional method. Seven Shinto priests, including deputy ...

During the ceremony, Shinto priests gather around a cliffside monument to pay homage to a bespectacled, middle-aged woman credited with saving Japanese agriculture. But the name carved upon the ...