The roof of a Western-style church near the Ise Jingu shinto shrine in Mie Prefecture is adorned with "onigawara" ridge-end tiles, which often ･･･ ...

As the World’s Fair opens in Osaka, Japan, the event’s architect tells CNN that Expo 2025 is about unity — and the ...

Japanese director Soda Kazuhiro has made documentaries about fishing villages and the impact of modernisation. This time he's focusing on a pack of entitled cats, and what they can tell us about the ...

In the years since, though, the Nagasaki Prefecture Shinto shrine which served as a model for one of the locations in the "Ghost of Tsushima" video game has been dealing with unwanted visitors of a ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. A Shinto shrine that's believed to have influenced a similar location in Ghost of Tsushima has reportedly banned tourists after an undisclosed ...

Specifically, the Watazumi Shrine located on Japan’s Tsushima Island will only allow access to those using the Shinto shrine for worship. Tourists banned after “unforgivable act of disrespect ...

Where are the Shrines of Depths locations in Genshin Impact? Opening the Shrines of Depths is a great way to get your Genshin Impact characters the best weapons, artifacts, and level-up materials.

Adding a storm door can be a smart bang-for-your-buck upgrade that protects your main entry door from rain, snow, sun, and wind while bringing in natural light and air. And while a storm door’s ...

Ubisoft's new game, Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, has sparked controversy in Japan due to its portrayal of a real Shinto shrine. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba condemned the game's depiction of ...

It should be noted that Shadows has faced criticism for cultural insensitivity, particularly regarding the depiction of vandalism in sacred Shinto shrines, leading to backlash from Japanese officials.

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. An update for Assassin's Creed Shadows on launch day makes a couple key changes to the game's shrines, preventing players from destroying certain ...