There has been a series of incidents in which pillars, gates and other property at six locations including temples and shrines across Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara and Okinawa prefectures in Japan have been ...

For a few brief days this summer, a sacred shrine and forest in Kyoto, Japan, became a technicolor dreamscape. The Shimogamo shrine, a World Heritage site whose history dates back to the 6th century, ...

A mounted archer hits a target with an arrow during a "yabusame," or horseback archery, ritual at Shimogamo Jinja shrine in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward on May 3, 2024. The traditional event is held to express ...

The Aoi Matsuri, one of Kyoto's three major festivals commences on May 15. Ahead of the event, a Yabusame ritual was held at Shimogamo Shrine, a World Heritage Site. Archers adorned in the regalia of ...

In ancient times, members of the noble class would play a game of kickball known as kemari. Though a rare sight these days, it is played at the start of each year at the Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto.