Rising up from the waters of the Seto Inland Sea in Japan, two bright orange pillars and a curved crosspiece form an impressive entryway into a spiritual world. This is the famous torii gate of ...

A Miyajima visitor tax will be introduced on Oct. 1 costing tourists 100 yen (67 cents) to visit the island, home to ...

It’s been three years since our reporter Mari Morimoto has been on an airplane, and more than 10 years since she’s visited the Chugoku region of Japan. So when she found herself in Hiroshima for ...

HATSUKAICHI, Hiroshima Prefecture--Visitors to Miyajima island here will face a new tax of 100 yen (70 cents) starting Oct. 1 next year to pay for much-needed upgrades to tourist facilities. The ...

Admirers of fine scenery and nature's glory, the Japanese held a beauty contest several centuries ago and came up with the top three views in their country. Only one of them - the 'floating' torii ...

Miyajima, an island of shrines and temples near Hiroshima, is one of the three most beautiful places in Japan. That's not my loosely tossed opinion, or anyone else's -- it's official. It was decided ...

Hiroshima’s island of Miyajima is known for its autumn colors and momiji manjū (bean-jam buns shaped like maple leaves). The island’s hill Misen, whose base is home to a World Heritage site, has ...