Jan. 7 (UPI) --A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months after a U.S. man was arrested for desecrating it.

Ise Grand Shrine, in the city of Ise in Mie Prefecture and otherwise often referred to as Ise Jingu, is home to 125 shrines collectively known as the Jingu. One enters the Jingu by crossing the ...

NAGOYA--Mega-size swords are part of the permanent display of treasure swords being held here at Atsuta Jingu shrine, in the city's Atsuta Ward. Two "magara-tachi" swords famed for their oversized ...

After the shrine, opt for a change of pace and some contemporary contrast with a stroll along Omotesando, once the approach to Meiji Jingu but now one of the chicest streets in the city – one ...