For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ...

The prefecture's new art museum aims to engage the community through interactive activities rather than merely showcasing ...

Deities from Japan, China, and India evolved into the Seven Lucky Gods, who are popularly depicted aboard a treasure ship. A pilgrimage of seven temples and shrines, each dedicated to one of the ...

Chiran, now part of this city, hosted an Imperial Japanese Army base that pilots used. Kuwashiro, then a teenager, revered them like gods. She could hardly control her emotions when she thought ...

SUWA, Nagano -- A natural phenomenon called "Omiwatari," in which ice forming on the surface of Lake Suwa in Nagano ...

To fully embrace the culture of Okinawa, Japan's only subtropical region, getting to know the local gods is a great place to start. Hop in a taxi at the centre of Naha and take an hour's ride east ...

Born from a volcanic eruption around 2,000 years ago, Japan’s mysterious Mashu-ko, or Lake Mashu, located on the island of Hokkaido, is rumoured to be one of the clearest lakes in the world.