shrines

Japanese women lift skirts, flash ocean to attract lots of fish at annual ceremony【Video】

Tradition has roots in “the authoritative power of the female genitalia.”

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Shinto shrine naked festival ritual asks men to cover up for first time in three-century history

Loincloths at least, gentlemen, says shrine in change of policy in how to ask the gods for a good harvest and plenty of fish.

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Tokyo’s 400-year-old Shinto shrine welcomes Roombas to help with annual susuosame ceremony【Video】

Akihabara-adjacent Kanda Shrine is always ready to try new things while keeping the old ones too.

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Panju: A Rare Japanese sweet you can buy from a food cart for less than 30 cents

A hidden gem that’s popular with locals. 

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This cool pen features an adorable shrine fox guardian with a swishing tail

If you need a little good fortune, this just might bring it!

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An anime pilgrimage even non-anime fans will love: Visiting the Slam Dunk movie shrine【Photos】

The real-life version of the newest Slam Dunk movie’s shrine is worth working up a sweat to see.

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Visiting Kunozan Toshogu, the shrine where the first lord of Japan’s last shogunate was buried

The site of Ieyasu’s grave also has an amazing hidden-gem museum that far too many visitors skip.

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1,100-year-old shrine undergoes renovation, opens temporary building designed by modern artists

Designed with the spirit of the shrine in mind but new methods, it’s the perfect combination of ancient and modern

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680-year-old Shinto ritual of horses running up earthen “wall” draws animal abuse complaints【Vids】

Horses that make it to the top are seen as signs of good harvest, but those that don’t may die.

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Beautifully off the beaten path in Nara with the Shimo no Negimichi shrine trail【Photos】

Almost everyone who visits Nara goes to Kasuga Shrine, but hardly anyone gets there like this.

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Japanese Penis Festival shrine distances itself from penis mascot

The one penis not welcome at Japan’s Kanamara Matsuri. 

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Travel secrets: East Japan’s own Monet Pond and Kiyomizu in Tochigi【Photos】

It’s a long walk up the mountain, but they’re worth it.

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Shrine in Japan issues “beautiful woman certificates,” so we went to get one【Photos】

A visit to Honjo Ikutsushimajinja in the “land of beautiful women.”

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Japanese rokushigake temple architecture for your living room: The no-nail Masugumi table

If you’re looking for your new artisanal centerpiece, this is it.

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We visit the only shrine in Japan where you can pray to the gods for good weather

Pray the rain away at special weather shrine in Tokyo.

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This Year of the Rabbit, visit some of the best Japanese sightseeing spots related to rabbits

Real-life bunnies, bunny statues, bunny amulets, bunny mythology–make this year truly the Year of the Rabbit, through travel!

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Creepy shrine video has Japanese Internet wondering where it is, if it leads to alternate world

It even feels like it has its own “Don’t come in here” warning alarm.

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A visit to one of Japan’s motorcycle Shinto shrines

You don’t have to be a motorcycle enthusiast to visit here, but it helps.

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Down the steps to Kusabe Yoshimi, one of Japan’s three great “descending shrines”【Photos】

We visit this unusual shrine in a Kumamoto canyon and drink its water of eternal youth.

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Travelling to Miyajima and Itsukushima Shrine? Best to be a glass-half-full type of tourist

Heartfelt advice for those hoping to visit the World Heritage site before the end of the year. 

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