UNESCO's designation for Nikko's shrines and temples applies to a single complex ... Tamozawa Imperial Villa first built in Tokyo in 1632. It was deconstructed and moved to the present ...

Glance around the grounds and listen to discover that not only devout followers and tourists congregate at shrines and temples in central Tokyo. Shrines, temples and historic parks have a richer ...

has a department that specializes in constructing and restoring shrines and temples. The Tokyo-based company was founded by a master woodwork carpenter who renovated the 17th-century Nikko ...

Fuku wa uchi! (Demons out! Good luck in!). The ritual is repeated on a larger scale at many temples and shrines around town, usually with a sizeable celebrity contingent on hand to scatter that soy.

The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most visited. The Senso-ji Temple sees about 30 million annual visitors and its inception dates all the way back to year 628. Despite its claim to ...