It is also called Sanja Gongen (in honor of three men who founded the temple), and the Sanja Matsuri held in May is one of the Three Great Festivals of Edo (now Tokyo). The Asakusa Shrine is located ...

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Another record was shattered last month when it comes to tourism. Not in Hawaiʻi, but in Japan. HPR's Bill Dorman has morein ...

Zojoji Temple is most notable for its scenic location right in front of the brightly lit Tokyo Tower. And it’s about to look even more magical. For one night only on June 20, the stately temple ...

lies one of Japan’s most impressive engineering feats—the “Underground Temple.” Its official, less magical name, the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel (or G-Cans Project), was ...