Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back to the eighth century, but it's not the star of ...

As the head Inari shrine, it has 30,000 subordinate shrines throughout Japan. Since its foundation in 711, the Inari deities have attracted prayers for bountiful harvests, business prosperity or ...

At the Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, around 80 worshippers waded into ice-cold water to pray for the health and well-being of themselves and their families in the 'Kanchu Misogi' ritual.

The shrine honours Japan's war dead but also convicted World War Two criminals A Chinese man accused of buying spray paint which was used to write the word "toilet" on a controversial Japanese ...

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Mikee Quintos and Paul Salas are spending the remaining days of 2024 in Japan. On Instagram, the “Lutong Bahay” host shared adorable photos with her boyfriend at the famous Fushimi Inari Shrine in ...