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SHRINES

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2019
Despite convenience of QR code donations, most worshippers still prefer to offer cash at temples and shrines
As Japanese businesses slowly move toward adopting cashless payments, some temples and shrines are beginning to follow suit for donations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2019
Japan seeks UNESCO heritage list recognition for traditional architectural craftsmanship
The centuries-old traditional style of craftsmanship covers techniques in 17 areas essential for repairing shrines, temples and homes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / YEN FOR LIVING
Mar 7, 2018
Shrine murder highlights huge amount of cash — most of it off-book — raked in by Japan's religious sites
In December, the former gūji (head priest) of Tokyo's famous Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine allegedly murdered his sister before committing suicide. Later, it was reported by various media that the suspect, Shigenaga Tomioka, had taken over the position from his father in 1995, but apparently the father disapproved of his son's spendthrift habits and, after temporarily reassuming the head priest position, willed it to his daughter, Nagako, who took over in 2010. She asked that the Association of Shinto Shrines, which oversees all of Japan's shrines, approve her ascension, and when they failed to respond, Nagako withdrew Tomioka Hachimangu from the group.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2018
Yamaguchi shrine stands out by offering lucky charms for all needs
Kotozaki Hachimangu Shrine in the city of Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, sells over 800 varieties of colorful omamori (good luck charms), ranging from ones for anglers to travelers who want to avoid accidents.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2018
Teen wins annual 'Lucky Man' footrace at Hyogo's Nishinomiya Shrine
An 18-year-old high school sprinter gearing up for university entrance exams won the annual "Lucky Man Run" early Wednesday morning at Nishinomiya Shrine in Hyogo Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2017
Graffiti vandals deface 11 shrines in Awaji
Eleven shrines in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, were hit by graffiti vandals from Tuesday to Wednesday and police suspect the same party was behind each case.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 11, 2017
In financial straits, shrines turn to luxury property development
Shinto elders at the centuries-old Unesco World Heritage Site of Shimogamo Shrine upset neighbors when they bulldozed a swath of old Kyoto forest to build an apartment complex with units selling for more than $2 million apiece.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 2, 2017
Temple squirter strikes again at UNESCO sites in Kyoto, Nara
Shimogamo Shrine and Kinpusenji Temple, two UNESCO World Heritage sites in west Japan, become the latest targets of vandals who appear bent on defacing such sites with a liquid.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 25, 2017
Is Abe attempting to fuse the church and state?
It was morning in the land of the gods. "The mountains and the waters serve our sovereign," wrote a seventh-century poet. "And she (Empress Jito), a goddess, is out on her pleasure-barge upon the foaming rapids."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2017
With a year of good fortune on the line, 'Lucky Man Run' draws thousands
Thousands of men and women raced through the grounds of a Shinto shrine in Hyogo Prefecture early Tuesday in the annual "Lucky Man Run," which some believe bestows a year's worth of good fortune on the winner.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Jan 5, 2017
A new year, a new prayer, and hopefully luck
New Year's Day is not just the first day of the year in this country — it has a special meaning.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2017
2017 rings in across Japan as shrine, temple throngs pray for good year
As people across Japan celebrated the turn of the year, they flocked to shrines and temples Sunday morning for their traditional hatsumode pilgrimage to make a fresh start on New Year's Day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2016
Spirits and turnout high as New Year's crowds throng to shrines and temples
People wishing to make a fresh start on New Year's flocked to major shrines and temples across the archipelago Friday morning in the annual ritual known as hatsumode (first visit of the year).
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 24, 2015
Meiji Shrine: grounds to ring in the year
As a relatively new place of worship, established less than a century ago in 1920, Meiji Shrine was originally based around the concept of wakonyu014dsai — a belief that treasured the Japanese 'soul,' while still embracing influences from the West. Its unusual omikuji, therefore, is not the only unique feature of the shrine.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 24, 2015
Getting the year's first prayer in
Whether we are Buddhists, followers of Shintoism or atheists, the first thing many Japanese do on ganjitsu (New Year's Day) is go to their local shrine or temple for hatsumōde, a symbolic first visit of the year. If it's not done on Jan. 1, it will likely happen shortly after.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 1, 2015
Police to arrest New York man over vandalism at Japan shrines
Police are set to arrest a Japanese man living in New York on suspicion of vandalizing a Chiba shrine with an oily liquid, police sources said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2015
Mysterious temple oil squirter possibly captured on camera
Police trying to understand a bizarre sequence of vandalism at dozens of religious sites involving a substance resembling cooking oil said Tuesday that a surveillance camera at a temple had caught images of a man behaving oddly.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2015
World Heritage shrine in Kyoto to host condos to finance rebuilding
Kyoto's Shimogamo Shrine has said it will lease part of its premises to a company planning to construct condominiums so that the shrine, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site, can finance the scheduled rebuilding of its main hall.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jan 2, 2015
Scenes from New Year's in Japan 2015
Here are snapshots of New Year's Day in Japan from temples, skyscrapers and Disneyland.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2015
New Year's shrine visits and countdown vigils a lesson in crowd control
People who couldn't wait to make their wishes for New Year's flocked to shrines, temples and other landmarks nationwide early Thursday morning, and some mishaps were reported amid the day's festivities.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
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Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
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Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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