In the dark of night, completely empty, we explore the gates of Kyoto's Fushimi inari Shrine. While its famously said to have 10,000 torii gates that wind up the mountain, the real number is north of ...

(Photos: PIXTA) Cherry blossoms and the famous "floating" torii gate at Miyajima (Photo: PIXTA) If you're based in Kyoto or Osaka, there are excellent day trips that showcase more of Japan's heritage ...

Japan is a dream destination for American travelers, and they’ve been flocking to the country in staggering numbers. Last spring, the Japan National Tourism Organization reported back-to-back ...

Miyajima’s famed floating Torii Gate, Mount Fuji and more all framed by Japan’s famed cherry blossoms,” Russ added. “It really is a magical time to be exploring Japan.” Heritage ...

The Golden Route is the quintessential travel itinerary for first-time visitors to Japan. It traditionally includes Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and (sometimes) Hiroshima, offering a well-rounded introduction ...

Elsewhere, we trek on uplands clad with whispering cedar and cypress forests. Small vermilion torii gates and Shinto shrines often mark the boundary between the sacred and the everyday on these ...

Torii gate tunnel at Fushimi Inari shrine in Autumn season. Kyoto, Japan. Letters are the name of donator of the Torii gate. Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video ...

The Itsukushima Shrine, better known as the “floating torii gate” off of Hiroshima, began charging an entry fee in 2023 as a way to manage the popular photo op. The snowy onsen town of Otaru ...

fans did famously help raise $260k in 2021 to help rebuild the shrine after a torii gate collapsed during a typhoon. Since then, the Watazumi Shrine has been a popular place for domestic and ...