The game includes accurate details and real historical figures to help anyone learn more about the period. You could meet famous people like Queen Hatshepsut, Leonardo da Vinci, and Thomas Jefferson, ...

Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land comprises five sites, including the sacred Mount Kinkeisan. It features vestiges of government offices dating ...

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Friends of Haiku Stairs has brought an appeal in an attempt to prevent the removal of the World War II-era staircase, above, popularly known as the “Stairway to Heaven.” The Mayor’s office ...

Shinto is the native religious tradition of Japan. I think it's easy to see visual signs of it throughout Japan, from the shrines (jinja) to the gates (torii). But what I was interested in finding ...

KANEOHE, Hawaii (Island News) -- The state's decision to remove the Haiku Stairs is under fire as a volunteer group dedicated to the historic landmark pushes back. The Friends of Haiku Stairs ...

At Haiku Elementary School, 42% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 47% scored at or above that level for reading. The school’s minority student enrollment is 53%.

The first is Naiku, a 2000-year-old shrine at Ise, the tour’s end point, which claims to be Japan’s most sacred Shinto site.

Lawsuit Asks Court to Halt Haiku Stairs Demolition, Citing Hawaii Agency Flip-Flop An Oʻahu court is being asked to reverse a decision made by the State Historic Preservation Division backing ...

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On the rural islands of Nagasaki a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links to a time of samurai, shoguns and martyred missionaries and believers.