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Japan: Making of lucky charms at Japan shrine
Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama ...
Exploring Japan’s abandoned industrial island of Hashima, 50 years after its closure
The Japanese island of Hashima was closed in 1974 and fell into disrepair, but since the 2000s, it has been reborn as a ...
AP Photos: Japanese bathe in icy water at a Tokyo shrine to purify their souls
Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese ...
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Take a trip to Togakushi Shrine where ancient spirituality, breathtaking views and delicious soba await
Nestled in the Nagano Prefecture, Togakushi Shrine is a serene and sacred destination. It lies at the foot of the majestic ...
Sake Is Sacred in Japan — Here's Where to Sip at the Spiritual Source
Sake has a rich history complete with dragons and gods in ancient Japan. Today, the rice wine is still sacred and has UNESCO recognition for its intangible cultural heritage. Explore the rice wine in ...
'Porridge ritual' at Japan Shinto shrine predicts state of society, harvest in 2025
SHIMOSUWA, Nagano -- A rare Shinto "porridge ritual" to predict the state of society and harvests for the year was held from ...
Japanese court’s ruling over Koreans enshrined in Yasukuni reopens wartime wounds
A group of 27 South Koreans fought to have their relatives’ names removed from the highly controversial shrine in Tokyo.
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How Japan took the lead in the race to discover element 119
After a breakdown in US-Russia relations, Riken finds itself ahead of its rivals. And Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ...
Japanese children pray for their calculation skills to improve using ‘soroban’
Young children gathered at a Tokyo shrine, Sunday, to pray for their calculation skills to be improved. More than a hundred ...