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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Over 800 years ago, Kamakura flourished as Japan’s shogunal capital ... guardian deity from nearby Yuigahama, relocating its shrine alongside his residence to legitimize Minamoto rule.

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 ...