KYOTO--Geisha scattered roasted soybeans to exorcise “evil spirits” and bring good fortune in the year ahead during a ...

Yasaka Shrine, also known as the Gion Shrine, is a popular place for summer festivals. The prominent location of this brightly painted shrine makes it one of the most famous landmarks in Kyoto.

(Kyodo) When the special tickets were sold at the famed Gion Festival in Kyoto, the head priest of the Yasaka Shrine, which oversees the month-long extravaganza in July, was critical of the ...

KYOTO--A ceremonial event to mark the New Year ... of the popular “karuta” card-snatching game at Yasakajinja shrine here. While the first half of a Hyakunin-isshu “waka” poem was ...