Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back to the eighth century, but it's not the star of ...

In Japanese folklore, the kitsune is a fox spirit that bewitches humans, a servant of the Shinto god Inari, the patron kami ...

Taittiriya Aranyak describes Annadevata, the rice god, as the progenitor ... may grant the family health and prosperity. Inari is a Japanese Shinto deity, identified with the Buddhist Dakiniten ...

I visited the Japanese city amid government crackdowns on ‘paparazzi tourists’ who harass working geishas. Parts of the iconic Gion district have become no-go areas, and you can’t walk 10 steps ...

This week’s cookbook is The Simple Art of Rice. It only took a few page-flips for me to think fondly of my home and family, and a few more to pique my hunger. A cookbook that appreciates this ...

Image: Daikegoro / Pixta When the Shinto deities gather in Izumo, they stay at Izumo Taisha — one of Japan’s most culturally significant shrines and home to Okuninushi, the god of en-musubi. Here ...

Also within in the complex is the Jishu Shrine, a red-lacquered temple dedicated to Okuninushi-no-mikoto, the Shinto god of love. Visitors who can successfully walk between two stones outside of ...

Fushimi Inari. Locals advised us to visit before 7am, but jetlag won out and we arrived at the mountainside shrine to the Shinto god of rice just after 9am instead. While the initial throng of ...

Here’s how it works. This list compiles 10 games like God of War.worth your time in 2025. They might not look like it at first - we have included one of the best zombie games on here ...

The best God of War Ragnarok armor sets are located in different spots around the game, usually the reward for difficult or hidden side quests and favors. Armor sets like the Berserker and ...