Shiraminejinja is dedicated to Emperor Emeritus Sutoku of the Heian Period (794-1185). The shrine’s alleged connection ... sold at shrines and temples in Japan. Naito specially ordered the ...

KYOTO--A ceremonial event to mark the New Year featured women in gorgeous Heian ... the shrine. The 12 card players aged between 9 and 29 belong to the Kinki branch of the All Japan Karuta ...

To use “A Case Study of Heian Japan Through Art,” you will need to print the scroll selections for analysis by students. Links to these prints are provided in the Heian Japan Online Image List. You ...

HOFU, Japan >> As entrance exam season approaches, Hofu Tenmangu Shrine in Hofu, Yamaguchi prefecture, is offering ...

The shrine, built in 1627, is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, one of Japan’s most famous and widely ... Nat Geo Image Collection Kimonos originated during the Heian Period, over 1,000 years ...

Jan. 7 (UPI) --A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months after a U.S. man was arrested for desecrating it.

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...

More than 100 runners, wishing to be this year's "lucky men," have competed in an early morning race at a shrine in western Japan. Nishinomiya Shrine in Hyogo Prefecture holds the traditional ...