A temple in western Japan has filed a police report over liquid-like stains found on a stone monument designated as a ...

With the cost of hotel rooms rapidly rising in central Osaka and Kyoto prefectures amid overtourism, Nara prefecture is drawing attention as an attractive alternative. Tourists previously visited Nara ...

For centuries, animals have been worshipped by cultures around the world. Some, such as deer, are even considered sacred in religions like Shinto. The stories passed down through generations about ...

Cherry blossoms in Yoshino Town, Nara Prefecture, reached full bloom, covering the hillsides in a breathtaking display. The site, known as a place where one can see a thousand cherry trees at a single ...

A robot fortune teller has been installed at a temple in Nara Prefecture. It scans a person’s bow and then says whether that ...

President Lee Jae-myung met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Nara Prefecture, Nara-ken, Japan, on the 13th for a summit lasting 88 minutes. In a joint press statement, he said, “The new ...

▼ Video of Shika-yan’s naming ceremony and new home. The Shika-yan name combines shika, the Japanese word for “deer,” and -yan, a sentence-ending emphasizer used in Osaka and the Kansai region, the ...