On the flat top of a steep hill in a distant corner of northern Japan lies the tomb of an itinerant shepherd who, two millennia ago, settled down there to grow garlic. He fell in love with a farmer’s ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. Remember the part at the end of the Bible where Jesus sneakily ...

Japanese youth are committing suicide at the highest rate in 30 years due to bullying and school pressure, according to government data, but one pastor believes he has the answer to change the grim ...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - A rickshaw, women in elaborate brocade kimonos, the echo of bamboo flutes. And Jesus of Nazareth, his face painted white with the flaring red lines typical of makeup in Japan's ...

Jan. 23 -- In the remote mountains of northern Japan sits a strange little town with an even stranger story. It’s a story of Jesus Christ, and it goes a little something like this: Jesus didn’t die up ...

A hamlet in north Japan called Shingo is thought to be where Jesus Christ died ACCORDING to a Japanese legend, a small hamlet called Shingo in the north of Japan is where Jesus Christ lived and ...

The village of Shingo nestles in a mountainous patch of pine forests, rice paddies and apple trees a six-hour drive from Tokyo. Known for its garlic ice-cream, and the unusually rapid flight of its ...

Shingo - A signpost on a snowy village street points the way. After a long journey, the "Tomb of Jesus" is close by. However, this is not the Middle East, but Shingo, a village in Aomori, northern ...

Good Friday sees Christians around the world gather to pay their respects to Jesus Christ, who they believe gave his life for their sins. According to the Gospels, Jesus told his disciples to expect ...

ACCORDING to a Japanese legend, a small hamlet called Shingo in the north of Japan is where Jesus Christ lived and eventually died. The village, home to fewer than 3,000 residents, is also said to be ...