"At least once, I’d like to make the pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine.” From around the 12th century, commoners young and old alike longed to make the once-in-a-lifetime visit to pay their ...

Vacan’s service has been adopted by more than 20,000 facilities across the country and is used at major shrines such as the Ise Grand Shrines in Mie prefecture and Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in Fuk ...

“I am not thinking about a grand coalition at the moment,” Ishiba told a New Year’s news conference here on Jan. 6 following his visit to Ise Jingu shrine. Ishiba, who leads a minority ...