As far as Shinto shrines go (there are about 400 in Kyoto), this one is pretty special. Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari ...

Aioi-no-yashiro, a small shrine on the grounds of Shimogamo Jinja Shrine in Kyoto, is known to have a “god of matchmaking” as its guardian deity. When I visited the place, numerous “ema ...

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows travelers with its stunning natural scenery, which visitors say is best viewed from the verandah off the temple's main building.

A Japanese lawmaker on Wednesday slammed the latest video game in the hit "Assassin's Creed" series, complaining that a ...

One gameplay video shows a character firing a bow towards priests and destroying an altar. Read more at straitstimes.com.

An iconic Japanese shrine that Ghost of Tsushima fans helped repair has now banned all tourists after an “unforgivable” act was committed.

A Japanese lawmaker today slammed the latest video game in the hit "Assassin's Creed" series, complaining that a samurai ...

The city of Kyoto is famous for being the former seat of imperial Japan. It’s also the country’s cultural and spiritual capital, with hundreds of Buddhist shrines and Shinto temples.