Torrential rains last July on the main southern island of Kyushu left the Aoi-Asojinja shrine here inundated with water. All of the shrine buildings were water logged, resulting in its collection ...

This time we introduce "Aso Jinja: A Shinto Shrine Rises from the Rubble," which presents the recovery project of Aso Jinja, a Shinto shrine destroyed in the Kumamoto earthquake in 2016.

KYOTO—The Aoi Festival, one of this city’s three major ... The iconic annual festival was organized by the priests of Shimogamojinja shrine and Kamigamojinja shrine, which are both on the ...

This shrine in Kumamoto Pref ... Said to be founded 2,300 years ago in 282 BCE, Aso Jinja is one of Japan’s most prestigious shrines.