A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months ...

Millions of Japanese people will return to their home towns to be with their families, visit neighborhood shrines on Tuesday ...

Both halls are mainly used for wedding receptions on weekends. Meiji Kinenkan in Minato Ward, Tokyo, was originally a place ...

A world heritage listing - alongside new sparkling and fruity 'cocktail' types of sake - will be the beginning of a ...

One finding indicates that Japanese artisans were involved in embroidery for the dress, one of several worn by the consort to Emperor Meiji (1852-1912). Although still undergoing repairs ...

The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most visited. The Senso-ji Temple sees about 30 million annual visitors and its inception dates all the way back to year 628. Despite its claim to ...

Some time ago, we published an article titled Saigō Takamori, the True Story of the Last Samurai, recounting the story of ...

In 1863, Canada's first covered skating rink opened in Halifax. In 1868, the Meiji Restoration re-established the authority of Japan's emperor and heralded the fall of the military rulers known as ...