Can we make it to this mountain temple and back before our sword boy does the same in the game?
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Family pulls the final shutter down on one of the oldest Japanese sweets stores in the country.
Over 400 years ago, a temple in Kyoto suddenly became the site of a battle that would change Japanese history forever.
After one too many lazy Saturdays, we find ourselves standing at the foot of an ice cold waterfall.
Shrine enthusiasts come up with a clever solution to help preserve an important tradition.
“More care than a nuclear weapon” required to restore the burial mound dedicated to Japan’s most vengeful spirit.
Ninja and samurai duel inside the centuries-old “Temple of the Shogun” in Aichi Prefecture.
Nagasaki priest says over-tourism, vandalism and theft of amulets led to his controversial decision.
You may have heard giving a certain amount of money will win you favor with the gods, but a very high authority says otherwise.
Like the samurai lord who visited 400 years ago, we get beckoned to this suburban temple by its feline charm.
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