Okayama Prefecture is said to be the birthplace of Momotaro, the protagonist of Japan’s most famous folktale. Several local ...

Visits by Japanese leaders to the controversial ... but donated masakaki for the shrine’s spring and autumn festivals. Hidehisa Otsuji, president of the Upper House, and Takamaro Fukuoka ...

Since becoming prime minister in October 2021, Kishida has donated masakaki ornaments to the shrine at its spring and autumn festivals ... marks the anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...