KYOTO--A New Year’s ceremonial ... the first time in three years at Yasakajinja shrine here on Jan. 3. Dressed in the traditional costume of the Heian Period (794-1185), eight women took part ...

京の宿清水-想- features a terrace and is set in Kyoto, within just less than 1 km of Kiyomizu-dera Temple and a 14-minute walk of Gion Shijo Station. The property is situated 2.5 km from Heian Shrine, 2.8 ...

Kyoto's BEST Kept Secret Hidden Shrines You Never Knew Existed! Hayes set for new chapter after incredible 44-year career ...

NIKAHO, Akita -- Large cod were carried in procession and dedicated to a local Shinto shrine in this northern Japan city Feb. 4 in a unique festival traditionally held around the first day of ...

KYOTO—Cultural treasures rarely shown to the ... of the Buddha,” one of the few existing Buddhist paintings from the Heian Period (794-1185), will be displayed from April 22 to May 7 for ...

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 ...

Flurries with a high of 46 °F (7.8 °C) and a 70% chance of precipitation. Winds from WSW to SW at 6 to 14 mph (9.7 to 22.5 kph). Night - Partly cloudy with a 72% chance of precipitation. Winds ...

”Hey Dada,” my six-year-old says. “When did Japan start believing in Pokemon?” It’s day three of our journey through the land of the rising sun and we’re getting to the big questions.

The best way to get around Kyoto is by bus and on foot. The abundance of English-language signs and announcements make Kyoto's bus systems easy for visitors to navigate. But all those bus fares ...

The exhibits include Japan's largest dadaiko (a large drum used for outdoor bungaku and gagaku performances). This dadaiko plays a part in the Kasuga Wakamiya On-Festival, an annual festival at ...

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Across Japan, there are now a total of 3,770 female priests at about 78,000 shrines belonging to the association, making up about 20% of all priests. It is not clear why there were no female priests ...