From whole wheat to sourdough, registered dietitian Vanessa Rissetto joins TODAY to break down the health benefits of six ...

Tokyo, Nagano is a magnet for skiers and snowboarders, but it also has temples, macaque monkeys and a town Hokusai painted in ...

Kyoto, Japan, is the ideal location for a romantic getaway. The city has a different vibe than its urban counterparts, Tokyo ...

The city of Kyoto is known as Japan's cultural and spiritual capital. It's for good reason: Kyoto has hundreds of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, some of which are associated with the country's ...

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

As Japan’s population falls and interest in religion declines, there are fewer people to contribute to the upkeep of the country’s numerous temples and shrines. Suzuki’s Mikaboyama temple ...

It is considered one of Japan’s three great Tenjin shrines ... tying countless ema (wooden prayer plaques) to the shrine’s grounds. For temple gardens, Zuisenji is a must-visit, located ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

Inclusive of the Mie, Wakayama and Nara prefectures, Kii Peninsula is easily accessible via multiple train routes from Osaka ...

The Japanese government recently launched an initiative it hopes will encourage foreign tourists to venture off the beaten path to the country's national parks by offering collectible stamps ...

Japan is not only a land of temples and shrines ... but also mosques. The latter is due to a sharp rise in marriages between Muslims and Japanese citizens and Japanese converts over two decades ...