If you believe life is all about small wins, then there’s a site in Japan you’ll really want to visit. Called Bentenyama, this little-known site will give you a big sense of accomplishment…as it’s the ...

taking in the real aspects of living on this island, seeing the schools, the cafes and the holy places. Some standouts for us included the Go'o Shrine. Set on a small hill, the area used to be a ...

This is the famous torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine off the coast of Miyajima, an island not far from the city of Hiroshima that is widely considered one of the three most beautiful views in the ...

Expo has kicked off in Osaka, Japan, bringing together more than 150 countries and regions, each with their own culture and vision of the future. From ancient artifacts to AI-powered robots and a ...

And in 2023, officials rolled out a 100-yen tourist tax to visitors at Miyajima, home to the UNESCO World Heritage Itsukushima Shrine, to anyone entering "by boat." Petrowitsch, from Calgary, says he ...

Bringing the Japanese concept of harmony between nature and human creation alive, this shrine on Itsukushima Island has been a holy place of Shintoism since the 12th century, with some shrines ...

Long before becoming a park, Boom Island played an important role in the city’s sawmill industry at St. Anthony Falls. In the ...