Monks and worshippers spent the night of April 18 chanting sutras to honor the founder of Chion-in temple in Kyoto’s ...

With festivals taking place throughout the year in Tokyo, you have a good chance that your trip will coincide with a ...

Police said the man allegedly defaced the pillar of a shrine gate in Tokyo’s Shibuya ... pillar at a UNESCO-listed temple in the historic city of Nara, Japan, according to local police.

With a population of more than 37 million, Tokyo is the biggest metro area in the world, filled with bright lights, big crowds and some of the most complicated toilets I’ve ever seen.

Its central gate, main hall, and five-story pagoda ... "You can feel the atmosphere of a Japanese temple," he says. "It's also an opportunity to stay in a real wooden building built many years ...

A temple employee found the ... wooden gates still standing in Japan. A Buddhist hall sits on the upper level. The central government designated the gate a national treasure in 2002.

Spring in Japan is a time of renewal, and this year, it’s not just the cherry blossoms that are stealing the spotlight. As the iconic flowers blanket the country in delicate pink hues, the world of ...