The waterfall’s Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine and its picturesque, three-story Seigantoji temple reopened in December after a multi-month refurb with a fresh coat of vermillion paint—the first ...

That gorgeous color! Upon seeing Kasuga Taisha shrine for the first time, what jumps out, I believe, is that trademark brilliant vermilion: the cloisters, railings, pillars, gates--all dashing ...