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English Version Aogashima is suddenly drawing attention from travelers overseas. Technically, this island belongs to Tokyo—but it could not feel farther fr

English Version Have you heard of the abandoned site known as Corolla Sanso in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture? Deep in the mountains, it was once a treatment

English Version Floating off the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture, the uninhabited island known as Gunkanjima is famous as one of Japan’s largest and most dram

English Version Ise Grand Shrine is one of the most important sacred sites in Japan. It is said to enshrine the Yata no Kagami, the Sacred Mirror that form

English Version If you looked at the image above, did it remind you of anything from Japanese culture? To be clear, this is not a foreign child doing Japan

English Version After shrines themselves, one of the most familiar pieces of Japanese festival culture may be the mikoshi, the portable shrine carried thro

English Version Japan is said to have around 80,000 Shinto shrines across the country. Even though many Japanese people describe themselves as nonreligious

English Version English Version This happened a little while ago. My wife and I have two children: a son in first grade and a daughter in preschool. Our so

English Version Do you ever watch late-night TV? This rumor comes from the days before Japan fully switched to digital broadcasting. Back in the analog era

English Version Britain has long had legends of a black dog known as the “Black Dog.” In British folklore, it is widely regarded as a symbol of misfortune