There’s no denying that social media has an outsize influence on the movements of the modern traveller, but on my most recent visit to Japan to research the Kyoto edition ...

With its hot springs, ancient shrine, and Mt. Fuji views, this mountain town is a welcome reprieve from the big cities.

For the last quarter-century, Bill Gates has been the donor behind what has long been one of the nation’s largest private philanthropic foundations, a behemoth that has long dwarfed nearly all ...

TANABE, Wakayama -- A massive torii gate at a shrine in this western Japan city has been lit up in red and blue, the theme colors of the 2025 World Expo set to open in Osaka on April 13 ...

And now, a player has come up with one of the biggest torii gates Minecraft player and Redditor u/salaamtom shared some images on the r/Minecraftbuilds subreddit, showcasing a massive torii gate ...

A ten-minute walk from the port leads to the Hakone Ropeway, the recommended mode to get to Owakudani Park. But visitors can still take photos of the torii gate by going on a lake cruise via a for ...

A pirate ship sailing across Lake Ashi in Motohakone, with the Hakone shrine’s torii gate and Mount Fuji in the distance Located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Hakone offers a perfect escape from Tokyo. The ...

A pirate ship sailing across Lake Ashi in Motohakone, with the Hakone shrine’s torii gate and Mount Fuji in the distance A trip to Hakone is the perfect way to see some of the beautiful countryside ...

There’s Hakone, with its traditional inns and ... such as the moving Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and the “floating” torii (symbolic gates) at Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island.

On this journey, we saw the volcano Mount Hakone, Hakone Shrine with its famous red Torii gate that overlooks the lake, and on clear days you can see Mount Fuji. Traditional wooden Japanese ...

One of the best places to gaze at Mount Fuji is from Hakone, where the Japanese onsen experience is ... 9- Fushimi Inari Taisha A string of vermillion torii gates starts the hike leading up to one of ...

A 65-year-old U.S. man was arrested in Tokyo last Wednesday for allegedly defacing a torii gate at Meiji Jingu Shrine in Shibuya. Steve Hayes, who arrived in Japan on Nov. 11 with his family, ...