Japan is home to tens of thousands of Shinto shrines each dedicated to specific ... after you have taken a moment to bow at the torii gate to signify respect, you should stick to one side of ...

An iconic Japanese shrine that Ghost of Tsushima fans helped repair has now banned all tourists after an “unforgivable” act was committed.

Built in 1920, this revered Shinto shrine in Tokyo sees around 3 million visitors every year. Despite this, it's an oasis of ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ...

In the fall of 2020, the town of Tsushima’s Watazumi Shrine was damaged by a typhoon that struck the area, destroying one of its torii gates that rises out of the bay waters adjacent to the shrine. In ...

A Shinto shrine made famous by Ghost of Tsushima has now banned foreign tourists after a ‘grave and unforgivable act of disrespect.’ ...

A Japanese lawmaker on Wednesday slammed the latest video game in the hit "Assassin's Creed" series, complaining that a ...

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 ...

We have heard several takes about the controversy surrounding Assassin's Creed Shadows, and now, even the Japanese Prime Minister has stepped in to talk about it.