Stroll on a path beneath 123 torii gates toward picturesque sea views during a visit to Motonosumi Inari Shrine on Yamaguchi prefecture’s northern coast. The shrine — No. 3 on CNN’s list of “36 most ...

Japan’s ancient and sacred Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail, a UNESCO World Heritage route with 1,200 years of history.

The first step in completing The Black Tower is to reach the Mitake Real Estate Building which, as you can see in the image above, is surrounded by Hazardous Fog. To clear a path, head to the nearby ...

As the number of foreign tourists to Japan soars to record highs, so to do the number of overseas travelers caught behaving badly during their visits. With higher-than-usual cases being reported, the ...

KANONJI, Kagawa Prefecture--Facing the Seto Inland Sea, this city is famous for Jinnein and Kannonji, the 68th and 69th temples of the 88 Shikoku pilgrimage route. It is also home to Ariakehama, a ...

TOKYO: An American arrested for defacing a sacred Tokyo shrine became the latest example of Japan's struggle to cope with misbehaving visitors amid a boom in inbound tourism. Japan welcomed nearly 27 ...

Residents visited Kalihi to welcome 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse, with traditional New Year's blessings at a local shrine ...