Katsuo-ji offers visitors two different types of Darumas: the Kachi-Daruma, the classic doll known as “the winning Daruma” which is used to set a specific goal; or the Daruma-Mikuji, known as “the ...

But according to temple etiquette, drinking from all three streams is bad luck, so don't be greedy. Also within in the complex is the Jishu Shrine, a red-lacquered temple dedicated to Okuninushi ...

Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese ... close to 10,000 red and orange ...

flashes of bright red among the hillside forest. The iconic Japanese dolls range from a couple of inches to several feet in height, and there are thousands of them at the 1,300-year-old temple ...