An event marking the start of tourist season in the Gifu Prefecture part of the Northern Japanese Alps was held at Murakami ...

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Shinon Washoku Senryu restaurant aims to bring the mortal closer to the divine by weaving Japanese spirituality into its cuisine Shinon Washoku Senryu is temporarily closed. Find more information on ...

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KYOTO—Famed artist Yoshitaka Amano, known for his iconic illustrations for the Final Fantasy game series and the Vampire ...

Yasukuni Jinjya high priests from Japan blessed the new shrine. The shrine at Adlup is the first of its kind in this area of the Pacific, according to Camacho. At the ceremony, Japanese ...

It is believed that Lord Ayyappa and his soldiers relinquished their weapons here after liberating the Sabarimala temple from ...

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MIYAKI, Saga (Japan): A unique Shinto ritual predicting ... the porridge was moved to the “Okayu Hall” within the shrine grounds, where Chief Priest Masahiro Higashi, 85, announced the ...

culminating in an administrative crisis for the shrine." The statement, signed by chief priest Shizuyoshi Hirayama and priest Yuchi Hirayama, concludes with: "The behavior of inbound tourists ...