The sacred ume tree outside Kitano Tenmangu’s main shrine is said to be descended from the same “Maya Kobai” strain as the “flying” Japanese apricot of legend. The tree, estimated to be ...

The official largest camphor tree in Japan is at Kamou Hachiman shrine in ... The tree had stood there being worshipped as a sacred tree from well before then. It’s estimated to be about 1,500 ...

Divided into the four prefectures of Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima and Kochi, Shikoku can be reached by air, train, bus or ferry from Japan's major cities. With its 88 temples and sacred sites ...

People say it carries the voice of the deities, which seemed appropriate as we were on the Kumano Kodo, Japan’s ancient ... The Kumano Kodo, a sacred route for over 1,000 years, is an antidote ...