New collaboration services honor your departed pets as full members of the family while also granting you and your remaining family some closure.
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Fushimi Inari-taisha did all sorts of things to keep visitors safe this New Year’s, and one may be steeped in the local culture’s velvety harshness.
Grab your coat, because winter is an amazing time to see Kyoto’s Kifune Shrine.
It’s not just gold that’s shining right now at one of Japan’s most beautiful historical sites.
Look out — Japan’s old capital appears to be rising again, with an army of koi fish behind it.
Plaintiff sought damages of 90 million yen (US$863,433) from her tormentors and the school itself.
Junior high school students at one school are learning Japanese culture by recreating historical sites in the popular game.
World Heritage-listed Golden Pavilion is currently covered up for repairs, but that doesn’t mean you won’t be able to see the building.
The custom design function in Animal Crossing: New Horizons allows Chiso to share their 2020 furisode kimono line-up with the masses.
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