Fortunately, there are pockets of calm in the bustling metropolis. One of them is the serene oasis of the Meiji Shrine, a destination surrounded by a sacred forest with thousands of trees.

Jan. 7 (UPI) --A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months after a U.S. man was arrested for desecrating it.

According to the shrine, after Edison put an incandescent electric bulb into practical use, he found the bulb had a longer life if carbonized bamboo was used for the filament. The material came ...