KYOTO--A New Year’s ceremonial event highlighted by a card-snatching game was held for the first time in three years at Yasakajinja shrine here on Jan. 3. Dressed in the traditional costume of ...

Coral Expeditions has three 14-night Through the Heart of Japan departures in 2025: October 4, October 18 and November 2.

Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan’s war dead, has often been at the center of international controversy because 14 Class-A war criminals from World War II are enshrined there.

Two female priests have been appointed at a shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, for the first time in its history.

Japan saw 36.9 million international visitors in 2024, up 47.1% on the previous year, surpassing the 2019 record of 31.9 million, immediately before the pandemic put the brakes on leisure travel.

Event organi­sers need the green light from the authorities and the views of Islamic agencies when inviting Muslims for ...

The travel industry is seeing a spike in vacationers looking to take spiritual trips to prioritize mindfulness, faith and connect with nature. See a list of the top cities to visit.

Most of those responding to the 2025 Jubilee call to be “pilgrims of hope” are expected to join the crowds flocks to Rome, or ...

Around half a dozen Beautiful Deer staff patrol the park in bright green jackets, unfazed by the excited squeals of holidaymakers surrounded by their hooved friends.