Visiting a shrine is an enriching experience to have in Japan, but there's one shrine etiquette rule that too many tourists ...

The date of a traditional festival at a shrine in this western Japan city, which has been held on Aug. 16 every year for more ...

A bout 700 feet from Zambezi National Park and less than a 10-minute drive to Mosi-oa-Tunya, a.k.a. Victoria Falls, one of ...

Japanese history credits Meiji for ... but don't drink the water. When approaching the main shrine, it's customary to pay your respects by bowing twice, then clapping your hands twice and bow ...

Okayama Prefecture is said to be the birthplace of Momotaro, the protagonist of Japan’s most famous folktale. Several local sightseeing spots are associated with Momotaro, but one of the most famous ...

The 70km Shimanami Kaido, webbed with fishing harbours, hillside citrus orchards and historic shrines, is often regarded as ...

In the humble “okagesama” thank-you spirit of the Japanese ... the advancing water stopped right before reaching Shiogama Shrine. While Shiogama Shrine overlooks the city from the hilltop ...

Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back ...

The coastline here is as beautiful as it is battered, in a region that has traditionally seen few tourists. But that’s ...