Archaeologists excavating the site of the former Yamashiro Kokubunji Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, recently uncovered the ...

The religious landscape of Japan is a fascinating blend of Shintoism, Buddhism, and other traditions. Across cultures, India ...

SANBAGAWA, Gunma Prefecture--Benmou Suzuki’s dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly looks like prized real estate. Yet the monk ...

The five-story pagoda at Rurikoji temple ... It is one of the “three famous pagodas of Japan” along with those at Horyuji temple in Nara and Daigoji temple in Kyoto, and it is the only ...

The village’s narrow alleys, lined with shrines and temples, offer a glimpse of traditional Japan, where visitors still sleep on tatami mats and dine close to the floor. Skiers meander through ...

American cook and food writer Jody Eddy’s friendship with Shinobu Namae, the chef behind three-Michelin-star Tokyo restaurant L’Effervescence, was ultimately what gained her access to the ...

BAC GIANG, Vietnam – A devastating fire early on Feb 10 engulfed the Ve Pagoda, a 300-year-old pagoda ... particularly temples, shrines and businesses selling votive offerings.

Konchi-in Temple was constructed during the Oei period (1394-1428) in Kitayama before being dismantled and reassembled by Suden Ishin, a political advisor to Ieyasu Tokugawa. It has the Japanese rock ...

The main framework of the pagoda consists entirely of precious hardwood, with a complex system of beams and rafters. The vaulted ceiling is supported by six massive red-painted columns resting on ...

Established by Emperor Shirakawa during the Heian Period, the temple's name derives from the ingo (posthumous Buddhist name) of Yoshiakira Ashikaga, the second shogun of the Muromachi bakufu (Japanese ...