YUZA, Yamagata -- Traditional "amahage" demon deities recently visited some 20 homes in this northern Japan town to warn ...

A large white snake painted on a giant ema wooden wishing plaque is waiting to greet New Year visitors to Kawagoe Hachimangu ...

One of Fukuoka’s oldest shrines, Torikai Hachimangu has a history spanning over 1,800 years. It is dedicated to Empress Jingu, who built the shrine to express gratitude for her victorious return from ...

On a recent excursion to the Akabane neighborhood in Tokyo’s northern Kita Ward, we were taking one of our usual ambling exploratory strolls when we spotted a sign underneath a railroad underpass ...

For example, quests like Legacy of the Vaal or Ancient Vows are hard to complete. Finding loot in the Abandoned Shrine is one of these problematic activities. Although its location is known, it is ...

The Sayyida Zeinab Shia shrine in south Damascus has been left untouched by Syrian rebels, who have not confronted Iraqi paramilitary groups, Iraqi fighters told Middle East Eye. Iraqi Shia ...

She rode a horse in an annual Archdiocese of Chicago pilgrimage to a Marian shrine in Des Plaines. The reason for the added gesture was that Meza wanted to say a special prayer for her niece’s ...

Ohara Station, on the east side of JR Ohara Station, has only the west exit. The shrine is reached by a narrow road. The precinct is large enough to accommodate several cars. Suggest edits to improve ...

In this half-day Kamakura Tour, we’ll visit this massive bronze structure as well as some of Kamakura’s other important temples and shrines, such as Hase Temple and Tsurugaoka-Hachimangu Shrine.

Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine in Fushimi Ward; Zuishin-in temple in Yamashina Ward; Toji temple’s five-story pagoda in Minami Ward; and Iwashimizu Hachimangu shrine in Hachiman also in Kyoto ...