UJI, Kyoto Prefecture—A popular anime has inspired a young man to move here where the show is set and become active in the community around a local shrine featured in the series.

ISE, Mie -- Hundreds of people on June 9 welcomed the arrival of the sacred wood that will be used to rebuild a divine palace at Ise Jingu shrine in this central Japan city for a ritual held every ...

Participants using wearable robotics climb stone stairs at Uji Shrine in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on March 3, 2020. (Mainichi/Kentaro Susuki) UJI, Kyoto -- A local sightseeing tour in ...

UJI, Kyoto -- Dumplings were lined up together like beads between a temple and a shrine that are some 660 meters apart in a weekend event here, setting a Guinness world record.

Built in A.D. 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from its foundation until the middle of the 19th century. As the centre of Japanese culture for ...

Atmosphere Shinto shrines Entrance to a shrine ©. A shrine (jinja) is a sacred place where kami live, and which show the power and nature of the kami.It's conventional in Japan to refer to Shinto ...