Typically around this time of the year, the Japanese folks are celebrating Setsubun 節分, which is the day before the beginning [...]

For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be visiting Kitano Tenman-guu 北野天満宮, a shinto shrine that is popular with students praying for success [...]

For Today’s Japan Photo, we will take a look at the annual cold-endurance ceremony that is held at Kanda Shrine [...]

While most Japanese folks visit their local shrines and temple to pray for good fortune on New Year’s Eve and [...]

Ema (絵馬) was small wooden plaques on which Shinto worshippers write their prayers or wishes. For Today’s Japan Photo, we [...]

During the lunar seventh month, many Chinese like myself in Asia celebrate the Ghost Month and we  pay homage to our deceased [...]

For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be travelling to Nikkou City in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan to visit the Nikkou Toushou-guu [...]

For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be taking a look at the Sanno Matsuri 山王まつり, one of the three greatest Shinto [...]

Last week, Japanese folks celebrated the special day of Setsubun 節分, which is the day before the beginning of spring in Japan. [...]

If you are dropping by Fukuoka Prefecture in the first week of January, then you might want to check out [...]

Apart from Hatsumoude 初詣, Japanese businessmen would also visit the shrines to pray for business success on the first business [...]

It is traditional for Japanese people to visit to a shrine or a temple during New Year’s holidays and pray [...]