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Asashoryu, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, grew up in Mongolia, where both his elder brothers and father were ...

For a time since the end of the Second World War in 1945, Cornwall also had a sizable Jewish community with its own synagogue ...

Winter blues? Try winter blooms among the plethora of displays from Southern California Camellia Society over two full days: ...

For centuries, animals have been worshipped by cultures around the world. Some, such as deer, are even considered sacred in ...

In Japan's ancient capital, Nara, deer moved through grass fields and shaded paths, lowering their heads toward visitors ...

Not all encounters were gentle. Some deer nudged visitors from behind, sniffing backpacks and shopping bags. Others tried to ...

About 100 participants, mostly men wearing white loincloths and a few women in white robes, stepped into tubs of ice cold ...

Dozens of worshipers took a deep breath and a brave plunge into icy waters at a Tokyo shrine Sunday, keeping afloat a New ...

The conference called for 'spiritually accompanying individuals suffering from mental illness at the grassroots level — the ...

Shinto is the native religious tradition of Japan. I think it's easy to see visual signs of it throughout Japan, from the shrines (jinja) to the gates (torii). But what I was interested in finding out ...

The lack of public trash cans is a leading inconvenience for foreign visitors in Japan, according to a tourism survey. Public trash bins were largely removed from places like subway stations due to ...