The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic ...

The Japanese Lantern Festival will take place in Yomitan Village and Murasaki Mura Ryukyu Kingdom. In addition to traditional Japanese washi paper lanterns, you will also find lanterns and sculptures ...

Beneath my feet, the dark stone slabs of the Nakasendo road are worn and mossy. Travellers have trod this path for over 400 years, a thought that gives me goosebumps - or perhaps that’s just the ...

Onmyodo, an ancient Japanese tradition, combines cosmology, divination, and mysticism, focusing on harmony with the universe. Rooted in Yin-Yang and the Five Elements, Onmyoji used this knowledge ...

“Scholars would write riddles on small strips of paper and attach them to the lanterns. The crowd would ... weren’t always just for fun. “In ancient times, advisers to the emperor would ...

Visitors gathered in Pingxi, a mountain village in northern Taiwan, to pen their blessing and wishes on paper lanterns and release them into night sky to seek good fortune in the Year of the Snake.

I also love to light candles to make for an even warmer holiday ambiance. And that means making DIY handcrafted lanterns! Maybe you have seen those ornate-looking paper lanterns online with ...

The Japanese government recommended on Tuesday ancient capitals located in current-day Nara Prefecture, western Japan, as candidates for UNESCO's World Heritage list to be inscribed in 2026. The ...

New Taipei, Taiwan — Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival on Wednesday by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light installations and snacking on ...

Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light installations and snacking on glutinous rice dumplings. The holiday ...