To complete the Kamigamo Shrine in Assassin's Creed Shadows, players will need to visit and pray at three different spots, here are their locations.

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

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

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.

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 ...

Here's everything you need to know about the shrine controversy in Assassin's Creed Shadows, the context, and the response.

Similarly, Buddhist goma fire ceremonies involve priests burning wooden sticks in sacred flames to symbolize the eradication of ignorance and desire. Rengoku’s own techniques reflect this duality: His ...