From the statue of Kimi-chan, if you walk up Daikoku-zaka Street, you'll find the Azabu Hikawa Shrine, where Rei (a.k.a.

This shrine in western Tokyo is one of the five major shrines in the city, and is said to have been founded in the year 111. The Darkness Festival (kurayami matsuri), held here every year in ...

Take a day trip from Tokyo with a guide to Omiya, Saitama's rich history, ancient shrine, railway museum, serene parks and ...

Playing the Tsugaru Shamisen at Tokyo's Mitama Matsuri and exploring the festival and Yasukuni Shrine afterwards! This was an opportunity that people can only experience once every 10 years.

Amid calls that Self-Defense Force members be honored at Tokyo's Yasukuni Jinja shrine if they die in war, some have ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stressed that Lee's visit is private and that he did not expect it to hurt Tokyo's relations with Beijing. Yasukuni Shrine is a major source of contention ...

Glance around the grounds and listen to discover that not only devout followers and tourists congregate at shrines and temples in central Tokyo. Shrines, temples and historic parks have a richer ...