One of Japan’s most colourful festivals, the Sanja Matsuri is a rowdy mix of religious ritual and wild street party ...

A unique Shinto ritual predicting the fortune of the year based on mold growth on okayu rice porridge was held at Chiriku ...

I have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, philosophical and religious traditions. One of the most compelling aspects of Japanese ...

This island in Japan not only is home to one of the best growing environments for sweet onions, but it has unique history and ...

A Japanese anime professor, explores how its narratives intertwine with cultural, philosophical and religious traditions.

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ...

I have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime , exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, ...

Many have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, ...

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 ...

Watatsumi Shrine completely bans all tourists, both international and domestic, following repeated disrespectful behaviour.

The real Watazumi Shrine, which can be found in Ghost of Tsushima, announced it is banning international and domestic ...

A Shinto shrine that's believed to have influenced a similar location in Ghost of Tsushima has reportedly banned tourists after an undisclosed incident involving foreigners. Named Watazumi Shrine, the ...