This shrine in Kumamoto Pref. was razed in the 2016 earthquake. The seven-year restoration fused traditional craftsmanship with the latest technology. It had a magnitude of 7.3 and a reading of 7 ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion ... but the individual building maintains varied hours. For more information, check out the Meiji Shrine's website. Mt Fuji and Hakone ...

He suspects they weren't really interested in the ornate building at the trailhead of ... also has three other Buddhist ...

He suspects they weren't really interested in the ornate building at the trailhead of ... also has three other Buddhist temples, one Shinto shrine and a church. A surge in religious properties ...

In Shinto, the water deity appears in various guises at shrines. In Buddhism, dragons ward off fires, bring the virtuous rain of Dharma, and often adorn the ceilings of lecture halls at Zen temples.

The U.S. Navy broke ground this week on a new building that will eventually house a state-of-the-art virtual training ...

I always associated bike tours with scenic rides through the Loire Valley, or maybe Tuscany — places where guests wake up in ...

one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan. The pathway is lined with lanterns that lead up to the shrine’s main building. This ancient shrine is also one of the best UNESCO World Heritage Sites in ...

When the oni finished building the 99th step ... The Kamado “kagura” (sacred Shinto music and dancing) is also performed in dedication to the shrine from New Year’s Eve to New Year ...

Tamachi Sugawara Tenmangu in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, is a small Shinto shrine with the main hall measuring only about two meters in width. But the building, located about five minutes by ...