Seokguram Grotto is designated a National Treasure and is close to the Bulguksa Temple complex. In it are some of the finest ...

One of the gifts from U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry (1794-1858)--who visited Japan in the so-called Black Ships in ...

Japan is often labeled an atheist country — a claim that depends on how you define religion. Yet, for a nation perceived as ...

The Emperor reveals his identity to you shortly after he’s attacked inside the artifact. You’ll have to protect him and his prisoner. How you react to the reveal of his identity may vary ...

A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months after a U.S. man was arrested for desecrating it. Japanese grand sumo ...

Meiji Jingu is a Shinto shrine and located in a forested area in the heart of Tokyo. The shrine was established in 1920 to commemorate Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, who are considered the ...

The intense curiosity and lack of regard for life exhibited by Kurotsuchi could be a nod at acts so heinous, they sound fictitious. They're not.

People receive Japanese sake to celebrate the change of an era at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo as Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne (Photo: Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty ...

Emperor Naruhito offered greetings Thursday in his New Year's address, expressing hope for a peaceful year while voicing concern for people affected by natural disasters. Accompanied by his wife ...