With its rich history, visitors to Japan have no lack of interesting sites to see, from imperial palaces to castles, to the seemingly endless shrines and temples all across the country. Each spot has ...

Ishikawa Prefecture is a little off most tourist itineraries of Japan, since it’s located along the north coast of the main island of Honshu. If you’ve got the time to spare, though, the capital city ...

The Moyuryuji Temple in Kanazawa, Japan is also known as the Ninja Temple. While really associated with Ninjas, the temple, founded as a secret armed outpost in 1643, is famous for its trap doors, ...

KANAZAWA, JAPAN–Its nickname – like so much else about the Myoryuji Temple – is misleading. “The so-called Ninja Temple has nothing to do with ninjas,” guide Yumiko Nishikawa says.