What sounds like the intro to an action film is, in reality, the description of a traditional ritual in Wakayama which took place on July 9,...
By Yukihiro Watanabe The Kanda Myojin Shrine is dedicated to a guardian god that has protected shoguns and citizens of Japan since the...
I recently took a trip to Shimane Prefecture, also known as the San’in region, to research some of the mythical origins of the sword and...