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 ...

Japan’s festivals “come in threes,” as this series shows. In this entry we introduce matsuri spanning Japan from north to south that feature brilliant lanterns shining against the nighttime sky.

From Fukuoka:Kamishirokumano Shrine, Mt. Aso, and Kurokawa Onsen From Fukuoka: Kumamoto Castle, Aso Farm Land, Kusasenri, & Aso Crater ...

T he Tanabata Festival is a celebration aimed at fostering the development of learning, culture, arts, and ushering in good fortune. It draws inspiration from a poem penned by Sugawara Michizane, who ...

An annual tradition of Shrine Bowl week is Patient Ambassador Day, which aims to educate on the life-changing care Shriners Children’s provides. On Thursday morning, the nearly 130 players ...

To Bryer Finley and his Seaman High School Vikings teammates, the 52nd annual Shrine Bowl means more than just another football game. Throughout the journey, the wide receiver, quarterback Max ...

The 52nd annual Kansas Shrine Bowl will take place on Saturday. Shawnee County is well represented in the game. See the rosters and schedule here.

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 ...

You can send your donation to Shriners Hospital for Children, P.O. Box 1525, Ranson, WV 25438-0018, Phone 1 888 337 0080.

The Shrine Bowl will kick off at 7 p.m. Saturday at Dodge City’s Memorial Stadium. Liam Keating covers high school sports for The Topeka Capital-Journal.

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 ...