Our trusted travel specialists weigh in on Japan's less-touristed, just-as-exciting destinations, from arty Naoshima to the tea fields of Wazuka.

People clad in hanten coats cry out “Oisa” and “Soiya” as they carry a mikoshi portable shrine in Taito Ward, Tokyo, on Sunday, the final day of the three-day Sanja Matsuri festival. Carrying mikoshi ...

Map of Mount Fuji Guilbert Gates ... on Japanese soldiers stationed overseas to induce nostalgia and homesickness. “It is powerful for any culture to have a central, unifying symbol and when ...

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, where the Genbaku Dome is now a symbol for peace. For instance, spend an afternoon visiting Miyajima Island, home to the renowned floating torii gate of the ...

The torii gate in the background is the entrance to the path down to ... and turning what could be seen as ominous into a romantic symbol. The highest point of the Mt. Mihara volcano, at 758 meters.

The torii gate is a revered symbol in the country and has deep spiritual significance in local culture. The tourist’s actions were widely condemned on Japanese social media – with many locals seeing ...

A majestic torii gate, crafted from Japanese cypress, stands proudly on the Kokutai Road ... Among them is the Thousand-Armed Kannon Bodhisattva, a symbol of compassion and mercy. The hexagonal ...

The Japanese-themed mall of the Sy family ... which has two parallel rows of red torii gates that are truly unique and Instagrammable. If you go to this popular tourist spot in Kyoto, more ...

Hayes, who arrived in the county on November 11 with his family, allegedly 'carved alphabet letters' into a wooden pillar with his fingernails at the traditional Japanese torii gate, NBC News ...