March 3 was Girl's Day in Japan. At the World Heritage site Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, there was a doll floating event. It is ...

One of the most breathtaking tourism experiences found near Kyoto, Japan is this highly-visited serene walk through a ...

Heian Shrine features elegant late-blooming weeping cherries, and Arashiyama blends sakura with stunning mountain scenery. With peak bloom typically in early April, these spots capture Kyoto’s perfect ...

It enshrines Emperor Kanmu and Emperor Komei. Heian-jingu Shrine was built in 1895 thanks to the yearning of Kyoto's citizens to restore a city devastated during the upheaval at the end of the Edo ...

Be that as it may, Sukuna's biggest strength is his Domain Expansion, Malevolent Shrine. While it is true ... first introduced as more of a brute from Kyoto Jujutsu High, but his next few battles ...

A poet of the Heian period, Izumi Shikibu, visited the shrine to pray for reconciliation with her husband. Her wish was fulfilled. Look around the grounds for a monument inscribed with a poem by Izumi ...

KYOTO--Geisha scattered roasted soybeans to exorcise “evil spirits” and bring good fortune in the year ahead during a traditional event held at Yasakajinja shrine here. Geisha and “maiko” ...

One of Katsuyama’s most historic landmarks is Heisenji Hakusan Shrine, founded over 1,300 years ... was even summoned to the imperial court in Kyoto. As his reputation grew, ultimately earning ...

A bout 700 feet from Zambezi National Park and less than a 10-minute drive to Mosi-oa-Tunya, a.k.a. Victoria Falls, one of ...

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 ...