Interpreting the Key 'Omikuji'
These Japanese fortune-telling papers can bring you great blessings—or a great curse!
These Japanese fortune-telling papers can bring you great blessings—or a great curse!
These stylish temples and shrines juxtapose the traditional and the modern.
Check out these endearing shrines if you're looking for a love blessing!
You can't go wrong visiting your local shrine in the first three days of the New Year to pray for a healthy and prosperous year. But if you're going to go out, why not go big?
The end of December is the busiest time of year in Japan, so almost everywhere is looking for extra help!
Think you've traveled enough through Japan to figure out where these landmarks are from?
After the romance from Christmas Eve has settled, Japan turns to the New Year's holiday as a time of family reunions and traditions that you won't want to miss!
Check out these statistics to find out which temple or shrine has the largest number of attendees during New Year's—and maybe find out the spots to avoid!