which depicts the floating torii gate at Itsukushima Shrine — one of Japan’s top tourist attractions. Hiroshima’s station stamp is a 2008 design showing the A-Bomb Dome and the cenotaph in ...

I’m a believer. Not in a higher power, but in the power of sacred spaces to move, challenge, educate and uplift me.

Catch the world’s prettiest phenomenon on time in these cherry blossom-filled cities that are a spring lover’s fantasy come ...

It reopened as Japanese-style restaurant Taiyoshi Hyakuban ... vermilion-lacquered railing and paper lanterns hanging from the eaves. The interior is just as gorgeously embellished.

It felt like a true technical marvel, a reminder of how far games can go when the hardware fully unleashes its potential. So, ...

Nara is a magical escape just an hour away from Osaka and Kyoto, perfect for a Singaporean visitor seeking a break from the ...

Join me for Hatsumode (初詣) – the first shrine visit of the year in Japan! ⛩️✨ This beautiful New Year tradition is all about ...

The scent of wasabi wafted faintly in the air as I walked by terraces filled with the distinctive plants in Japan’s Izu Peninsula ... salty sea scent to seeing shrines nestled by the water ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided not to visit the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, a site that has long been a source of diplomatic friction with Japan's neighbors, during its spring festival next ...

"Consisting of traditional Japanese bridges, lanterns, plant life and structures, the garden is the only one of its type in the world to be designed by a Japanese woman - Taki Handa. "These ...

Of Japan’s many over-the-top illumination events ... park’s Minami Naikaku (South Inner Enclosure) where about 6,000 lanterns illuminate the grounds. Visitors who want to take in the full ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided not to visit the war-linked Yasukuni shrine, a site that has long been a source of diplomatic friction with Japan's neighbors, during its spring festival next ...