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As far as Shinto shrines go (there are about 400 in Kyoto), this one is pretty special. Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari ...

Japan has many spiritual and geological sites to honor snakes. Here are our top picks to start 2025 on the right foot. According to local legend, a blacksmith from Kyoto was looking to forge a sword ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

TOKYO >> PayPay Corp., which develops electronic payment services, has launched a service that allows visitors to shrines and ...