(CNN) — Japan’s popular Itsukushima Shrine has now become slightly more expensive to visit. The bright-orange torii gate that appears to float in a lake is one of the country’s most beautiful and ...

The island of Itsukushima, in the Seto inland sea, has been a holy place of Shintoism since the earliest times. The first shrine buildings here were probably erected in the 6th century. The present ...

A popular tourist attraction in Japan just got more expensive to visit. Travelers hoping to see Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, now have to pay a tax to visit the island of Miyajima, ...

The Japanese city of Hatsukaichi in the Hiroshima Prefecture, home to the centuries-old Itsukushima Shrine, one of Japan’s UNESCO World Heritage sites, has introduced a new tax on visitors to its ...

President Joe Biden lost his footing and stumbled down the steps of the Itsukushima Shrine as he ran late to meet with G7 leaders in Japan, RadarOnline.com has learned. Biden arrived in Hiroshima on ...

Travelers heading to the island location of one of Japan's most iconic sights will pay a tourist tax during their next visit. The island of Miyajima in Japan's Hiroshima prefecture has begun charging ...

HATSUKAICHI, Hiroshima -- The island of Miyajima, home to the World Heritage-listed Itsukushima Shrine, in this west Japan ...

Itsukushima in Hiroshima Bay is known for its iconic floating torii, its forests and its wildlife. But the aquarium has some distinct claims to fame, including a unique species of porpoise. The ...

Catalog of an exhibition held at held at Nara National Museum from Jan. 2-Feb. 13, 2005, and at the University Art Museum, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music from Mar. 25-May 8, 2005.