One of the world’s most populous cities, Tokyo brings together many of the elements that make Japan so popular with travelers. Visit youthful Shibuya and upscale Ginza to experience the modern side of ...

along with senior officials from the Japan Tourism Agency and the Japanese Embassy, visited the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, reinforcing the spiritual and cultural ties between Japan and India.

A weeping cherry tree said to be more than 400 years old is blooming at a temple in Fukui Prefecture along the Sea of Japan. The tree at Kogyoji temple in Eiheiji Town is about nine meters tall ...

In 1941, when the Japanese government was salvaging metal from wherever it could for the looming Pacific War, the nation’s largest Buddhist group readily handed over its temple bells for the ...

Beginning in the 17th century, the Nakasendo trail connected Kyoto and Edo, now modern-day Tokyo. Along this path, 69 designated post towns operated as resting stations where weary travelers could ...

Also within in the complex is the Jishu Shrine, a red-lacquered temple dedicated to Okuninushi-no-mikoto, the Shinto god of love. Visitors who can successfully walk between two stones outside of ...

Bodh Gaya (Bihar) [India], April 12 (ANI): Japanese Ambassador to India ... also taken to other significant sites within the temple complex, including Mucalinda Sarovar, Ratna Griha, Chankraman (Jewel ...

uniquely capture the spirit of Onomichi. We encourage visitors to take a break on the benches while strolling through the shopping streets or waiting for the ferry.” Add TheJapanNews to your Google ...