Note: Kobo Daishi is the posthumous name of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835).

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Earthquakes, looting and Nile floods obscured much of ruler Amenhotep III's temple until archaeologists ... Spanish and Japanese researchers—and as many as 400 local workers.

A small construction elevator climbed up the exterior through pink scaffolding ... they had thought happened only in other places, like Japan or Taiwan. Ms. Kanittha said the experience was ...

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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 ...

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.

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In Japan, the simple act of walking has long been connected to working toward enlightenment.