The shrine of Kitano Tenmangu was built in the 10th century by the emperor of the time in honor of…
The Chion-in temple in Kyoto is a Buddhist temple and is the home of Jo-do Buddhism. It was founded in…
The Sanjusangendo temple in Kyoto was established by the powerful warrior-politician Taira-no-Kiyomori in 1164, and it is especially famous for…
The Heian Jingu shrine was instituted in 1895 to commemorate the 1,100-year anniversary of the return of the capital to…
The Todaiji Temple is located in the famous Nara Park and is the world’s largest wooden structure. Discover more about…
Kasuga Taisha Shrine was founded in the 8th century by the Fujiwara family and used to be completely rebuilt every…
The Kofukuji Temple was moved to its current location in Nara from Kyoto in 710, the year when the capital…
The Horyuji temple in Nara was founded in 607 by Prince Shotoku and has the oldest wooden buildings in the…
The national bird of Japan is the green pheasant, named 'Kiji' in Japanese. It was declared the National Bird in…
Chrysanthemums first came to Japan from China in the fifth century. Chrysanthemum cultivation began in Japan during the Nara and…
Amaterasu is the incarnate goddess as the Sun that governs the Universe and the main deity of Japanese Shinto. It…
The national flag of Japan is officially called 'Nisshoki', which means 'Flag of the Sun symbol', although colloquially it is…
Read about the history of the iconic Osaka Castle, and what you can see there today!
Izumo Taisha locates in the east of Shimane is dedicated to the Shinto God Okuninushi-no-Mikoto. This shrine is regarded as…
Kitakyushu City is a non-touristy, industrial city in the north of Kyushu. There is still something to see though; Kokura…
Kumamoto Castle is a Japanese castle located in Kumamoto City, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture. It is regarded as…
Around 1549, Christian missionaries started arriving in Japan. They usually came from countries such as Spain and Portugal, and their…
The Suwa shrine in Nagasaki was founded in 1614 as a way to expel the Christian faith from the region.…
One of the most impressive and curious places in Nagasaki is the Sanno Shrine because the main torii (gateway to…
Okinawa was an independent kingdom named the Ryukyu Islands from 1429 to 1879, and Shurijo Castle was the seat of…