Records from early medieval Japan document numerous descriptions , usually blamed on spirits of the dead. As has been true in many times and places, physical and spiritual health were seen as ...

THE World Through a Lens A Japanese Festival of Fire and Spirits During Setsubun celebrations in Kyoto, demons and bad luck are banished as people prepare for the start of the new year.

More than 100 never-seen-before art pieces will be displayed in a "unique" Gloucestershire forest. World-renowned sculptor Ed Elliott will display the tree spirits, inspired by Japanese folklore ...