Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said in a statement: “Tokyo is a city where visitors can experience a distinctive culture, with traditional shrines and temples coexisting alongside innovative anime ...

Dressing up as characters from anime, comics ... in Kyoto include visiting the Fushimi Inari Taisha Shinto shrine, Kinkaku-ji Buddhist temple, and Nijō Castle. Arashiyama Bamboo Forest is ...

Shinjuku is a major business and entertainment district in Tokyo best known for its nightlife and shopping. It’s where Tokyoites come to play — and it’s 100% worth a visit. The area has been ...

A beautiful country in Asia that seamlessly merges ancient history with futuristic technology, find out what Japan is known ...

Akihabara, also known as Tokyo's Electric Town, is an iconic neighborhood that holds immense appeal for tech enthusiasts, anime and manga fans ... a bird's eye view of landmarks like Senso—ji Temple, ...

It’s remarkable that an anime makes these considerations so fascinating to a viewer, and manages to maintain this intrigue even after upwards of 30 episodes, doing so by circling back to old ...

The Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership was formed in 1969 as an affiliate of the Association of Shinto Shrines, an influential group representing about 80,000 shrines nationwide.

(Photo provided by Chisato Ichikawa) MATSUYAMA -- A tea ceremony event using a "mobile tea ceremony room" crafted by carpenters specializing in building Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples and ...

The city, known as the cultural capital of Japan, is home to numerous Buddhist temples, the Imperial Palace, Shinto shrines, traditional wooden houses and meticulously kept gardens – all make ...