Legend tells that one day, while bathing (whether in the Kamo River or the Izumi stream of Tadasu-no-mori is not clear), an arrow came flying down which the Princess took back home to the Shrine. At ...

Perhaps because the shrine’s previous attempts to ban foreign visitors met with negative reactions, the announcement makes specific mention that the no-tourists-allowed policy applies to Japanese ...

At the center of this one-day event is a sumo ring, built temporarily near the shrine’s entrance. Wrestlers from across Japan descend on the capital to pray for strength and entertain the public ...