TOKYO (AP) — Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto shrines. She performs the prescribed rituals — cleansing her hands, ringing a bell, bowing and clapping. But her main purpose ...

In Japan, foxes are deeply connected with Inari shrines. They are also associated with the Heian-period diviner Abe no Seimei, a famed master of the mystical art of Onmyōdō.

Pen features shrine fox guardian with swishing tail. Oct. 11, 2023 06:00 am JST Oct. 11, 2023 | 06:44 am JST 1 Comment ... the god of rice, and so fox statues can often be found at the entrance to ...

SANBAGAWA, Gunma Prefecture--Benmou Suzuki’s dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly looks like prized real estate.

Japan’s popular Itsukushima Shrine has now become slightly more expensive to visit. The bright-orange torii gate that appears to float in a lake is one of the country’s most beautiful and ...

TOKYO (AP) — Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto shrines. She performs the prescribed rituals — cleansing her hands, ringing a bell, bowing and clapping. But her main purpose ...

One of the many things Japan does so, so right is their incredible stationary and office supplies. Not only are they really high quality, they’re usually either beautiful, cute, ... Pen features ...