In 2023, South Korea's Supreme Court ordered Buseok Temple in Seosan, 98 kilometers southwest of Seoul, to return the 50.5-centimeter-tall statue, stolen by South Koreans from the Japanese temple.

A bout 700 feet from Zambezi National Park and less than a 10-minute drive to Mosi-oa-Tunya, a.k.a. Victoria Falls, one of ...

The frames, measuring 4.7 meters wide and 1.8 meters high, were made in 1989 to fit the face of the 20-meter-tall stone Kannon statue on the temple grounds. Glasses are an indispensable tool for ...

How Enjuin temple acquired the mermaid mummy in the first place remains a mystery. More than 10 mermaid mummies have been reported around Japan. One found in Amami-Oshima island, Kagoshima ...

wrapping up practice on Sunday on an all-dirt field set alongside a local Buddhist temple, below an elevated highway, and in the shadow of tall apartment blocks in central Tokyo. “Nothing is ...