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Copper Roofs Stripped From Hamamatsu Shrines Including City Cultural Site

Police are probing suspected metal thefts targeting clustered sites in Mikkabi-cho.

Kyoto’s Aoi Matsuri Saiodai Completes Purification at Shimogamo Shrine

Yabusame Ritual at Kyoto’s Shimogamo Shrine Opens Aoi Matsuri

Princess Aiko Attends Gagaku Concert as Formal Rindai–Seigaiha Pairing Returns After 40 Years

Hamster Brings Ishin no Arashi to Switch 2 and PS5 in Console Archives Release

Doshisha Senior Mao Shiomi Named 68th Saio-dai for Kyoto’s Aoi Matsuri

U.S.-Based Man Extradited and Arrested Over 2015 Shrine Oil Damage, Admits 'Anointing' With Olive Oil

Okayama’s Naked Festival Leaves 6 Hospitalized After Lights-Out Crush

Six Hospitalized, Three Unconscious After Scramble at Okayama's Saidaiji 'Naked Festival'

British Museum’s ‘Samurai’ Reexamines a Warrior Class With 280 Objects From 29 Lenders

British Museum Opens 'Samurai' Exhibition Recasting Japan’s Warrior Class

Ikenobo Marks New Year With Hatsuike-Shiki in Kyoto, Sets Theme '馳せる'

NHK’s “Toyotomi Brothers!” Premieres, Centering on Hidenaga

Lee Sang-il’s Kabuki Drama Steps Onto the Global Stage With French Rollout

Tatsuya Nakadai, Landmark Star of Ran and Harakiri, Dies at 92

Kurama Fire Festival Lights Up Kyoto Night

Kyoto’s Jidai Matsuri Fills City With 2,000-Person Historical Procession

Prince Hisahito Marks Coming-of-Age With Rare Imperial Rite, First Male Ceremony in 40 Years

Modi Presented Daruma Doll in Tokyo During India–Japan Summit

Kyoto Geiko and Maiko Adapt Hassaku Ritual to 30 °C Heat With Taxi Rides and Sports Drinks