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 ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishida says any real-world attempts to mimic 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' will not be tolerated ...

Japan's Prime Minister condemns Assassin’s Creed Shadows for its portrayal of a real-life Shinto shrine, calling it cultural ...

The Watatsumi Shrine in Tsushima City, Nagasaki, has announced a ban on all visitors following a “grave and unforgivable act ...

Visiting a shrine is an enriching experience to have in Japan, but there's one shrine etiquette rule that too many tourists ...

An under-the-radar Day One patch for 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' greatly reduces the amount of violence one can inflict on ...

The global hit anime “Demon Slayer” (known in Japan as “Kimetsu no Yaiba”) is approaching its conclusion. The final story arc ...

This is the location where, it’s believed, the Shinto gods first descended from above ... and hundreds of moss-covered gravestones and shrines, as well as little Jizo statues, which are said ...

You can see the light turn on in all three young ladies and a silent “thank God” passes between them ... hear there is a vending machine and Shinto shrine at the very top.

Also within in the complex is the Jishu Shrine, a red-lacquered temple dedicated to Okuninushi-no-mikoto, the Shinto god of love. Visitors who can successfully walk between two stones outside of ...