The Ōtaki Shrine, meanwhile, began with the ceremonial transfer of a deity to this new location by Ōtomo no Muraji Ōtaki during the reign of Empress Suiko (592–638). Later, Taichō ...

A shrine in Tokyo is dedicated to a deity believed to control the weather. For three days in fall, a season of fickle weather in Japan, we asked people why they wanted divine help for sunny skies.

A month after security agencies failed to uncover the gruesome murder of a popular chopbar operator at Anloga in the Volta ...

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 ...

Nestled in the Nagano Prefecture, Togakushi Shrine is a serene and sacred destination. It lies at the foot of the majestic ...