With record visitor numbers in 2024 putting strain on Japan's tourist hotpots, here are four places to visit far away from ...

Otaru, a northern Japanese city in Hokkaido, has deployed security guards to address repeated instances of unruly behaviour ...

A series of pictogrammes created by the Japan Tourism Agency paints a picture of dos and don'ts to promote better manners among tourists after Japan's popularity with foreign visitors grew at record ...

With Japan’s promulgation of a law strictly separating Buddhism and Shintoism in 1868, the temple was shut down, leaving just Ōtaki Shrine. That same year, the new Meiji government issued Japan ...

A religious shrine sealed up by the ancestors of Jesus — and preserved for nearly 3,000 years — has been discovered in the ancient heart of Jerusalem. The place of worship, carved into the ...

An estimated two million people make pilgrimages to the site each year to visit the church and the shrine below, the Grotto, where Jesus of Nazareth is believed to have been born. But the region ...

A RELIGIOUS shrine sealed up by the ancestors of Jesus has been discovered in the ancient heart of Jerusalem, frozen in time for nearly 3,000 years. Carved into the rock on the east slope of the ...

At its core, cultural sensitivity is simply about mutual respect. Let’s explore this through some vivid examples. “Chilean tourist in Japan faces criticism for doing pull-ups at sacred Shinto shrine ...

As I write this, it’s one week until the results of the 2025 writers’ ballot for the Hall of Fame are announced. And while no Twins are likely to be inducted this year, Torii Hunter appears on the ...

The natural cave at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district was opened for devotees for Makar Sankranti celebrations on Tuesday (January 14, 2025 ...