According to the shrine’s official website, along with battlefields Hachiman’s divine protection jurisdiction includes general transportation, and so the Shinkansen trains that pass underneath the ...

The shrine’s Fukagawa Hachiman festival, held every three years, is one of Tokyo’s major events. According to Japan Times, the leadership of shrines traditionally passes from fathers to sons.

The head priest of a prominent shrine in Tokyo was ambushed and killed with a samurai sword, apparently by her brother, who then took his own life, police said Friday.A female accomplice also died ...

In December, the former gūji (head priest) of Tokyo's famous Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine allegedly murdered his sister before committing suicide. Later, it was reported by various media that the ...

Police said that Nagako Tomioka, the 58-year-old head of Tomioka Hachimangu shrine, was attacked as she got out of her car Thursday night. Shigenaga Tomioka, 56, ...

A former priest, wielding a samurai sword, killed his Shinto priestess sister before stabbing his accomplice to death and committing suicide in an attack at a prominent Tokyo shrine authorities ...

Shrine’s amulet sells out after Osaka likely had one in Australia ... (go for victory) lucky charm from Shirasaki Hachimangu shrine in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, based on its color and design.