As Kyoto's largest wooden building (and one of the ... a budget-friendly destination for your trip to Japan, you're in luck. Higashi Hongan-ji Temple is completely free to enter.

Katsuo-ji offers visitors two different types of Darumas: the Kachi-Daruma, the classic doll known as “the winning Daruma” which is used to set a specific goal; or the Daruma-Mikuji, known as “the ...

The number of shrines, temples and castles he has visited exceeds 180. Kanakubo believes the pinnacle of Japan’s wood architecture was around the Muromachi Period (1336-1573). “It was normal ...

For 16 generations, master gardeners in this one family have dedicated their lives to preserving one of the nation's most ...

Hozoin Temple, in Kyoto prefecture in southeast Japan, boasts a rich history that ... and maintenance of their collection of 60,0000 wooden planks. The thin wooden strips are used for writing ...

When American businessman Brian Heywood decided to build a home in Kamakura, he wondered if he could also save some old Japanese houses and a disused temple.

"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 ago." Venture further east in Kansai and you'll reach Ise ...

Situated in Kyoto, the temple was built during the 8th Century and is the tallest wooden structure in Japan. The magical setting was made even more spectacular by Chiuri’s designs, many of which ...