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.

A Unesco World Heritage Site, the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trails in Wakayama prefecture have long captivated discerning ...

In comparison, the famed five-level pagoda of Horyuji temple in Nara Prefecture ... and 60 to 70 percent of the material was produced in Japan. Pure-wood buildings such as Port Plus, whose ...

The wooden building, called “tosu,” located ... (1336-1573), is the oldest remaining latrine at a Zen Buddhist temple in Japan. The tosu is nicknamed the “hyakusecchin” (hundred-person ...