IZUMISANO, Osaka Prefecture—A 62-year-old retiree ... connecting Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Prefecture with about 150 Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines in six prefectures in the Kinki region.

JAPAN – Popular Japanese cities ... on the prowl for seafood at Kuromon Ichiba Market in Osaka or admiring autumn leaves at Buddhist temple Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto, there is almost always a ...