Victoria, British Columbia, always feels like a reunion for me. The first time I visited was the same day astronauts walked ...

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TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) - Japanese drugmaker Shionogi (4507.T), opens new tab said on Wednesday that it will acquire Torii Pharmaceutical (4551.T), opens new tab, a subsidiary of Japan Tobacco ...

This dark color often used for shrine torii gates is familiar to all Japanese and perfectly ... Superb views of Niigata sights such as the Japan Sea, Myoko, and rural scenery; mini tours by the ...

and the store’s addictive Japanese-style egg salad sandwiches. Begin with a morning stroll through Meiji Shrine, where towering, traditional torii gates lead you into a 178-acre forest ...

Get to know Kyushu’s Hell Circuit, volcanic trails, and kaiseki dining on a unique Japanese walking holiday ... vermillion-coloured torii gates frame hillside walking trails, and the hiss ...

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 ... While Japan’s largest and most famous shrines have ...

Small vermilion torii gates and Shinto shrines often ... The gentle guided walking tour in the two rural prefectures is organised by Walk Japan (walkjapan.com), an adventure travel company ...

Torii gates are found close to religious shrines all over Japan to indicate a boundary separating the human world and the sacred. The one-legged Torii gate has significant meaning of its own ...