KYOTO—An ume blossom that sprouted at the Kitano Tenmangu shrine here in early March is a world first that bloomed on a cloned Japanese apricot tree using tissue culture technology. The dark ...

Kitano Tenmangu shrine holds the Zuiki Matsuri festival over 5 days in early October. Sacred palanquins carry the spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, who was a scholar and politician over 1,000 years ...

The cone-shaped headgear was discovered in an “azekura-style” storehouse within the precincts of Kitano Tenmangu shrine here in November. The helmet, which measures 22 centimeters in height ...