Taichō is renowned for having worshiped on Hakusan, a holy mountain on the border of the ancient provinces of Kaga (present-day Ishikawa) and Mino (now Gifu Prefecture). With Japan’s ...

The annual purification ritual took place at a shrine in Hakusan City, central Japan, on Monday -- the coldest day of the year according to the traditional Japanese calendar. About 20 Shinto ...

After all, he had “inherited” them upon returning to office in 2011. They were hired by his predecessors. By which he seemed to say the Stephenson King administration is to blame for the current ...