Mabashi Inari Shrine is located in the middle of the JR Chuo Line between Koenji... Read More

The Nogi shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Akasaka. It was founded in 1937... Read More

6 The Sendai star festival The Star Festival is derived from the legend of Vega... Read More

We’ve all seen it in movies: the Buddhist monk sitting still in the Lotus position,... Read More

Setsubun, which literally translates as “seasonal division,” is a traditional event held on the day... Read More

              In front of every Japanese Shinto shrine there lay a gate made of two... Read More