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Ishiba has no plans to visit the Shinto shrine during the three-day festival, according to people familiar with the matter. Neighboring countries regard the shrine as a symbol of Japan's past ...

Instead, Ishiba plans to make a ritual "masakaki" tree offering to the Shinto shrine as he did during its autumn festival in October. The spring festival is scheduled for Monday through Wednesday.

Ishiba has no plans to visit the Shinto shrine during the three-day festival, according to people familiar with the matter. The shrine is regarded by neighboring countries as a symbol of Japan's ...

he Kumano Hongu Shrine Spring Festival, held every year from April 13 to 15, is one of the most important Shinto events in Wakayama Prefecture. It takes place at Kumano Hongu Shrine, one of the Three ...

Ishiba and his cabinet ministers did not visit the Shinto shrine during its autumn festival last year, soon after he became prime minister in October. The prime minister sent a masakaki offering ...

Former Japanese economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura meets the press after offering prayers at war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival on April 23, 2025.

They have begun to bloom in various spots on the Shinto shrine grounds, and are apparently expected to be at their best until around the end of April. Ginryoso is a saprophytic plant in the heath ...

The stray cats that are the stars of this mildly charming Japanese documentary aren’t squatters in a Shinto shrine for spiritual reasons. They’ve just found a convenient location – one with ...