The stone statue, an ornate female figure positioned near the entrance, served as a good luck shrine at the hotel. Hotel staff discovered the man lying face down and immediately called emergency ...

Slither into the spirit of the Year of the Snake with snake shrines in Japan! Discover shrines in Japan where snakes are ...

The Year of the Snake has begun, and according to the Chinese zodiac, snakes are symbols of financial success and rebirth. As ...

In the wee hours of Wednesday, New Year's Day worshippers packed the grounds of Meiji Jingu, a major Shinto shrine in central ...

Japan has seven “lucky” gods. According to legend, they sail into harbor on New Year’s morning on their treasure ship to ...

Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 26, 2007: Yuka Tatetsu, one of the six Mikos, or shrine attendants at the Futenma Shrine in ...