The blades were selected from 179 dedicated to the shrine. “I selected precious pieces from one of Japan’s five major collections,” said Morihiro Ogawa, 76, a special consultant for Japanese ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious ... He and other locals blame the disappearance of the ancient rhythms on global climate change. “In old times, an open ...

NOBEOKA, Miyazaki -- One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi temple in this southwestern Japan city was purified ...