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Alternate names kept coming up as I tried to find my way to the registered UNESCO site documented as the Itsukushima Shinto shrine. I’d ask people for directions and end up getting more confused ...

the Gassho-style Farmhouses constructed in conformity with the natural conditions of the region - which is subject to deep accumulations of heavy snow - Itsukushima Shinto Shrine: a shrine that ...

Itsukushima Shrine, on the island of Miyajima, is famous for its floating torii, which appear to float on the water at high ...

Police say the suspect admitted to using his fingernails to carve the initials of his family members into a wooden pillar at the over 100-year-old Shinto Shrine. The American suspect could face up ...

Its Shinto shrines stand as profound symbols, offering insight into the spiritual and historical essence of Japanese ...