A social media user, Jaee Vartak of Enso School of Languages, with an aim to spread awareness about Japan and the language, shares educative posts on Instagram. A recent post titled 'Indian Gods in ...

Amaterasu is the highest deity in Japanese mythology. In the most famous legend about her, she shuts herself away in a cave, bringing disasters to both the world and heaven. Terrified, Izanagi flees ...

TOKYOTOKYO — Japanese Emperor Naruhito will perform a secretive and controversial ritual Thursday, a once-in-a-reign event to give thanks for good harvests, pray for the peace and safety of the nation ...

Japan has many New Year’s traditions meant to ensure fortune in the year to come. One of the most fun ones is also a way to get out but still observe the social distancing that is advisable in the ...

2024 marked the 90th anniversary of Japan’s national parks—first established to satisfy a growing domestic interest, and stimulate the curiosity of foreign travelers. The events of the century that ...

It was the summer of 2018, and I had a plan. My girlfriend and I would travel together to Wakayama Prefecture, where I would propose to her at the base of Nachi Waterfall, Japan’s biggest and the ...