Shrines are a minor activity in Assassin's Creed Shadows, where you have to explore a shrine complex to find the various spots to pray in front of (albeit ...

Shrines are a minor activity in Assassin's Creed Shadows, where you have to explore a shrine complex to find the various spots to pray in front of (albeit ...

The Kumano Sanzan (which stands for the three shrines of Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha and Kumano Nachi Taisha) emerged as a religious institution back in the 11th century.

Here’s how to do it in two days: Start with Kumano Hongu Taisha, the head of about 3,000 Kumano shrines around Japan and the point where Kumano Kodo’s ancient trails converge. This grand ...

The waterfall’s Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine and its picturesque, three-story Seigantoji temple reopened in December after a multi-month refurb with a fresh coat of vermillion paint—the first ...

he Kumano Hongu Shrine Spring Festival, held every year from April 13 to 15, is one of the most important Shinto events in Wakayama Prefecture. It takes place at Kumano Hongu Shrine, one of the Three ...

The small boats cruise down the Kumanogawa river between Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine in Tanabe, also in Wakayama Prefecture, and Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu. It is the only river ...

Travel the JR Sangu and Kisei Lines along the trails on the Iseji route between Ise Jingu in Mie Prefecture and Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Wakayama Prefecture.

The Kumano Kodo, leading to Kumano, the sacred land of the Gods, is one of the few pilgrimage roads designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Twenty years after the designation, we explore the ...