This image, provided by the Korea Heritage Service, shows Gwanwoldang in Kotoku-in, a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Japan, ...

One simple mistake at Japanese shrines could offend locals and disrespect sacred traditions. Here's what you need to know about this rule before your trip.

Minamoto no Sanetomo was assassinated under a large ginkgo tree by the grand stone steps of Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Shrine in Kamakura. The last of the Minamoto shōguns, Sanetomo also had a close ...

Tsurugaoka Hachimangū, Kamakura’s most visited shrine, embodies the city’s former role as a samurai capital. Every New Year, the shrine stages ancient Shintō rituals displaying the grandeur ...

Rows of cherry trees stand along the approach to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. More than 170 trees are now at peak bloom.

Every year, a grand festival is held at the Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine in Japan’s ancient capital city of Kamakura. This year’s edition will run this Sunday through Tuesday in the city ...

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa Prefecture—In this popular tourist spot, ... Visitors stroll through Zeniaraibenzaiten shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on May 31. (Fumiko Yoshigaki) ...

This is what Gwanwoldong Shrine, which was used as a place of prayer with the statue of Gwanseeum-bosal, or Avalokitesvara, ...

Prior to the first broadcast, a premiere screening will be held at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura, a place associated with the series, on Sunday, June 23, 2024.

It was in March this year that the venerable 800-year-old ginkgo tree of the Kamakura shrine in Japan fell to a snowstorm. Priests and shrine maidens poured consecrated ‘sake' wine on it, added ...