Visitors looking for the "real Japan" may find it on a new long trail two hours from Tokyo that shows off the country's ...

Kawazu-zakura cherry trees at Sakura Jingu shrine in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, look like they’re already in full bloom with pink ribbons tied on their branches.

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Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

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CatNap’s makeshift shrine is presumably used to call upon a higher power—the Prototype. His posture appears to be offering himself while praying, asking for his course of action while the ...

Known as 'baika' in Japanese, plum blossoms can easily be mistaken for sakura. Yet, there are distinct differences ... referred to as ‘plum wine’ in the West. Yushima Tenjin Shrine is said to have ...

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Originally constructed to prevent the notorious floods that once wreaked havoc on Tokyo, the watergate now stands as a sentinel ... the exact reason remains a mystery. Today, a small shrine stands as ...