Aioi-no-yashiro, a small shrine on the grounds of Shimogamo Jinja Shrine in Kyoto, is known to have a “god of matchmaking” as its guardian deity. When I visited the place, numerous “ema” (small wooden ...

TeamLab will be holding "TeamLab Ube City Tokiwa Park 2018: Plants Traveling the World and Animals Living with Flowers" at the Tokiwa Museum Global Botanical Garden in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture ...

KYOTO -- A centuries-old sacred tree fell at Shimogamo Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, at about 10 a.m. on June 16, shrine ･･･ ...

teamLab will be holding "Shimogamo Shrine Tadasu no Mori Light Festival Art by teamLab" at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto until August 31st. Two works will be on display during the event, including ...

The Webb Ellis Rugby World Cup trophy was blessed by Shinto monks during a ceremony in Japan's former capital of Kyoto on Monday before the trophy embarks on a tour of the country ahead of the ...

Shimogamo shrine is busy the day I visit. Worshippers are ringing bells and clapping their hands before praying to the kami, or gods, as they have done for centuries. I wander around the extensive ...

People dressed in traditional outfits play "kemari," or ancient Japanese football, at Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward on Jan. 4, 2023. (Mainichi/Kazuki Yamazaki))= Click/tap photo for more ...