Automaton reported on the Watazumi Shrine, a real-life Shinto shrine ... asked by Japanese politician and member of the House of Councillors of Japan, Hiroyuki Kada. Kada, who will campaign ...

shrines are holy sites meant to serve as places of worship. They are an important part of Shintoism, one of Japan's main ...

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 ...

Visits by Japanese leaders to the controversial ... that it would avoid making a group visit to the shrine because it falls during the Lower House election campaign period. Ishiba didn’t ...

Perhaps because the shrine’s previous attempts to ban foreign visitors met with negative reactions, the announcement makes specific mention that the no-tourists-allowed policy applies to Japanese ...