local police told CNN a 61-year-old Austrian man was arrested for having sex on the grounds of a shrine in Kesennuma — a small coastal town about 500 kilometers (310 miles) north of Tokyo ...

From colorful lantern floats to sky-shattering firework displays, Tohoku’s range of festivities is absolutely unmatched.

The Meiji Jingu shrine, in Tokyo, honours the Emperor Meiji and ... In a bid to curb over-tourism, a small town near Mount Fuji erected a barrier to block a view of the sacred mountain after ...

A string of traditionally popular places, the ‘Golden Route’ has long been a favorite for Japan’s visitors – but now it’s ...

A 65-year-old American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a torii gate at a Tokyo shrine ... Located adjacent to the city’s sprawling Yoyogi Park, Meiji Shrine first ...