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Pilgrimages have been part of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. The UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo is legendary among ...

Pilgrimages have been part of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. The UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo is legendary among ...

If the Buddhist art is meant to guide us to enlightenment, it just as often reveals the blood, beauty, and mystery of earthly ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved from a balcony window to throngs of New Year’s well-wishers, some shouting, ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted New Year’s well-wishers who gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Thursday ...

A towering wooden "Grand Ring" built for Expo 2025 in Osaka pays homage to Japan's architectural history and is a symbol of ...

The Americas, Australasia, Asia, Europe and Africa have already been marking the arrival of the new year with fireworks and ...

Crowds gather on the grounds of Tokudai-ji temple as the bell rings at midnight to celebrate the arrival of the new year.

Japanese, especially newcomers to Japan, many of the customs and traditions of New Year may seem hard to understand. New Year ...

Adjacent to the temple is a pet crematorium. Head priest Junkyo Narita says, "Cremated tortoise shells are pretty. One snake ...

Tokyo has captured the imagination of countless creatives throughout history, from Anthony Bourdain (who said if he had to ...