Only men can put the mystical Okinoshima on their UNESCO World Heritage Sites must-see list. The sacred Japanese island, among several added in 2017 to the prestigious list of monuments with ...

Okinoshima Island and associated sites in the Munakata region of Japan, was described by UNESCO as an "exceptional example of the tradition of worship of a sacred island." A small, lonely island ...

UNESCO named the Japanese island of Okinoshima a World Heritage Site. No females are allowed on the island, which has been a holy site for over 1,000 years. Male visitors strip naked and wash ...

Okinoshima is home to the 17th century shrine of Okitsu, which was once used to pray for maritime safety. The 700-square metre land mass, located in southwest Japan will join the country’s 20 ...

But good luck visiting if you’re a woman. As The Japan Times reports, Okinoshima, the tiny island off of Kyushu’s northwestern coast in the Fukuoka Prefecture, can only be set foot on by men.

Japan's Okinoshima island, an ancient religious site where women are banned, has been declared a World Heritage site by the UN's cultural body Unesco. Okinoshima is home to the Okitsu shrine ...

For further discovery of the world's endangered islands, visit www.islandconservation.org. Okinoshima Island, as seen from Koyashima islet, is regarded as a Shimenawa -- a region of purity.

In the world of tourism, equal access isn't always a given. There are places where women face entry restrictions, often due to deeply rooted religious or cultural traditions. One such place is ...

Located 60 km off the western coast of Kyushu island, the island of Okinoshima is an exceptional example of the tradition of worship of a sacred island. The archaeological sites that have been ...

Could be interesting if some UNESCO bigwigs pay a visit. The island of Okinoshima, midway between Kyushu and the Korean Peninsula, upholds ancient rules restricting entry, including a total ban on ...

Okinoshima, located in southern Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture, requires male guests to strip naked on arrival to undergo a purification ritual A SMALL Japanese island which has banned women and ...