A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan after being accused of vandalizing a shrine. Steve Lee Hayes was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of property damage, a Tokyo Metropolitan ...

Japan is home to tens of thousands of Shinto shrines each dedicated to specific ... after you have taken a moment to bow at ...

During other seasons, Japanese flock to Buddhist Bon dances and Shinto-related festivals involving “mikoshi,” or portable shrines. “In Japan, faith is not considered an important element of ...

From Mt Fuji to onsens, cafes, and more, explore Fujiyoshida, the filming location of 'The Hot Spot', a new Japanese sci-fi ...

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 ...

he Kumano Hongu Shrine Spring Festival, held every year from April 13 to 15, is one of the most important Shinto events in Wakayama Prefecture. It takes place at Kumano Hongu Shrine, one of the Three ...

It has to do with the game’s treatment and representation of Japan’s shrines ... included the destruction of the interior of a Shinto shrine, including the altar and sacred objects.

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious ... a bad omen,” said Mr. Miyasaka, 74, whose shrine’s traditional stone gate and tile-roofed wooden buildings stand ...

complaining that a samurai character destroys the interior of a Shinto shrine. "Shadows" -- the game by France's Ubisoft, to be released on Thursday -- is set in 16th-century feudal Japan inspired ...

central Japan. The Keta Shinto shrine in Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture, has held the Heikokusai festival for more than 500 years based on a legend that Okuninushi-no-mikoto ruled Noto.

Ubisoft's new game, Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, has sparked controversy in Japan due to its portrayal of a real Shinto shrine. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba condemned the game's depiction of ...