Every summer and autumn, over 200 communities across Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture hold matsuri featuring towering kiriko, floats carrying elongated paper lanterns. The first of these ...

These wishes, transcribed onto tanzaku, embellish the shrine’s precincts with a festive charm, beginning from July 1. Interestingly, the festival is also tied to the Kikuchi Castle in Yamaga City, ...

This supplied photo shows "ema," or wooden plaques, with illustrations of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" drawn by visitors at Homangu Kamado Shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture. (Kyodo) TOKYO ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The former Orlando leader of the Bahia Shrine in Central Florida was found guilty of one count of distributing child pornography under a plea agreement a federal judge approved ...

Photo: The Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine, established in 1950 was miraculously saved despite being surrounded by an inferno but it remains closed while cleanup and restoration efforts ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) âÄî Shriners hospitals, which have provided free care since before the Great Depression, are considering closing a quarter of their facilities as donations stagnate, costs ...

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