Built some 1,700 years ago, Kumano Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine is located near Nachi Falls. The six main halls enshrine 12 gods. The main deity is Kumano Fusumi-no-Okami, who is said to have given power ...

Tucked halfway up a mountain, deep in Japan's Wakayama prefecture you will find what just might be Japan's most beautiful ...

I visited Japan's Izu Peninsula, and discovered delicious seafood, stunning coastal scenery, and relaxing onsens.

Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Japan’s population, including non-Japanese residents, totaled 123,802,000 as of Oct. 1 last year, down by 550,000, or 0.44 percent, from a year before, falling for the ...

Confident and aggressive, the Japanese launched a massive assault to preempt any coordinated Allied resistance. On February 27, the heavy cruiser Nachi deployed reconnaissance planes that quickly ...

along with senior officials from the Japan Tourism Agency and the Japanese Embassy, visited the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, reinforcing the spiritual and cultural ties between Japan and India.

Spring is one of the best times to see Wisconsin's waterfalls. With snowmelt and spring rains, the state's falls are at their most robust. Here are a handful of waterfall tours and individual ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Wednesday, ending nearly 4% lower in a broad sell-off, as traders gauged concerns over a potential economic slowdown amid an intensifying ...

The iconic Japanese dolls range from a couple of inches to several feet in height, and there are thousands of them at the 1,300-year-old temple, located about an hour from downtown Osaka in Minoh ...

TOKYO -- Falls are a common occurrence among the elderly in Japan, and recent research has pointed to the brain's misinterpretation of automatic reflexes as one possible cause. The discovery of ...