A lot of the most popular shrines and temples are actually open 24/7, so the fact that you can technically go whenever you ...

Briton’s long-exposure landscapes are the product of a resolutely analogue way of working in which he communes with his ...

“It looks like it will die,” Nishibori said of the cherry tree, “but it’s not going to die. The next spring, there will be ...

Ishiba has no plans to visit the Shinto shrine during the three-day festival, according to people familiar with the matter. The shrine is regarded by neighboring countries as a symbol of Japan's past ...

A new building inspired by an ancient Japan palace was recently completed here at Manyo Botanical Garden on the grounds of ...

I’m a believer. Not in a higher power, but in the power of sacred spaces to move, challenge, educate and uplift me.

Yesterday, the maison’s current creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri, took the house back to where it all began, with a ...

The Great Gatsby' sold poorly the year it was published, but, in the following century, it went on to become a cornerstone of world literature.

Are Shinto and Buddhism truly separate in Japan—or two parts of the same cultural fabric? This deep dive examines how Buddhist philosophy and Shinto kami worship coevolved over 1,500 years.

In the Egyptian city of Esna, a highly decorated entrance hall completed during the mid-third century a.d. is the only surviving part of a temple dedicated to the creator god Khnum. Some 100 major ...

Lost Pages are found in the immediate surroundings of Temples, with each Temple housing anywhere from two and five pages (in our experience). Once you’ve collected all Lost Pages in the Temple ...

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 ...