Home to the ultra-efficient high-speed Shinkansen network, Japan is a country perfectly suited to exploration by train ...

At the Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, around 80 worshippers waded into ice-cold water to pray for the health and well-being ...

Digital travel platform Agoda has unveiled a list of destinations in Asia for each month of 2025, providing travelers with a ...

After the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, the joya no kane bell-ringing ceremony commences with 108 ringing peels at shrines and temples across Japan. Meanwhile, masses of visitors wil ...

Around midnight on New Year’s Eve, you may hear bells peal in the tranquil sky monotonously for about 1-2 hours. This Buddhist tradition is called Joya no Kane, and it is one of the most important ...

Good to know: In winter, dress warmly. All visitors are required to sit on the temple’s chilly floor and use a calligraphy ...

Postal workers in a western Japanese city delivered New Year's greeting cards in a neighborhood near a famous temple on Tuesday, one day before crowds jam the area. It is a time-honored tradition ...

Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, is recovering from a hand allergy at Mahakumbh, noted a ...

Japan’s unique relationship to faith is on full display during the final week of the year: People celebrate Christmas with an exchange of presents, ring Buddhist temple bells on New Year’s Eve ...

“I still feel nervous when I draw goshuin,” said the 32-year-old priest, Koken, in fluent Japanese ... new member. An acquaintance introduced the American to Tojo as someone who loves visiting ...

Kyoto authorities announced Tuesday plans to hike lodging taxes, as Japan's ancient capital seeks to assuage grumbles from ...