SANBAGAWA, Gunma Prefecture--Benmou Suzuki’s dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest ... shrine and a church. A surge in religious properties coming up for sale has Japanese ...

the Japanese commemorated their contributions with the Meiji Shrine. While the buildings are certainly worth visiting, the surrounding forest (considered part of the vast Yoyogi Park) is a sight ...

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is no different, as the vast world the studio has created is ripe for adventure. Whether it’s the ...

Okayama Prefecture is said to be the birthplace of Momotaro, the protagonist of Japan’s most famous folktale. Several local sightseeing spots are associated with Momotaro, but one of the most famous ...

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 ...

AOKIGAHARA FOREST, Japan (CNN)-- Aokigahara Forest is known for two things in Japan: breathtaking views of Mount Fuji and suicides. Also called the Sea of Trees, this destination for the desperate ...

starting at the small Nonomiya Shrine and ending at the Okochi Sanso Villa, a gorgeous house with sweeping roofs and views of ...

Rising above rice fields like a giant broccoli is this sacred chinju-no-mori, or shrine grove. Science journal Nature published 51 contributions by Minakata Kumagusu, a distinguished Japanese ...

A forest fire, which started last Wednesday, continues to spread behind houses in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) 34,796 people played the ...

Instead, we tread a narrow trail that winds through a forest ... A hidden shrine tucked deep in the woods where time feels as though it has stood still for centuries. According to Japanese legend ...