Aoshima Shrine, an island sanctuary just off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, has installed lights to illuminate the main shrine, torii gates, and surrounding pathways after dark. The tourism ...

The shrine honours Japan's war dead but also convicted World War Two criminals A Chinese man accused of buying spray paint which was used to write the word "toilet" on a controversial Japanese ...

A Chinese man who has been accused of spray painting the word "toilet" and urinating on a pillar at a controversial Japanese shrine has been arrested, say local media reports. The man was arrested ...