Built in 1920, this revered Shinto shrine in Tokyo sees around 3 million visitors every year. Despite this, it's an oasis of calm surrounded by 100,000 trees.

Visiting this esteemed institution offers a deeper understanding of how education fueled Japan's rapid transformation. Kanda Myojin Shrine, with its vibrant red structures and lively festivals, is a ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...

To pray for good fortune in the New Year, people in Japan routinely flock to temples and shrines in the first few days of January. Tokyo's Meiji Shrine enshrines Emperor Meiji, who ruled from ...

Princess Aiko visited Meiji Shrine in Tokyo to pay her respects to Empress ... Emperor Meiji (1852-1912), the first emperor of modern Japan. Aiko, 22, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress ...

US Senate Democrats debate path forward on government funding bill U.S. Senate Democrats were wrestling on Wednesday with how to respond to a stopgap funding bill passed by the Republican ...

Walking through Omotesando in the opposite direction to Meiji Jingu Shrine ... opt for Tokyo National Museum and its impressive collection of Japanese art and cultural artefacts, or maybe stop ...