SANBAGAWA, Gunma Prefecture--Benmou Suzuki’s dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly looks like prized real estate. Yet the monk ...

A Buddhist temple in Japan with more than 400 years of history has found a way to attract young followers by posting original wise mottos on Instagram. On a daily basis, the temple in Western ...

In 1180, Taira forces torched the temple precincts ... which fused elements of Song China and Japanese styles. This is known as Daibutsu Style today. Chōgen devoted himself to the restoration ...

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Long-standing tensions between Japan and South Korea have reached a symbolic peak over a Buddhist statue stolen from Kannonji Temple on the Japanese island of Tsushima and transported to South Korea ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

Want to learn Japanese by playing video games and watching anime? A band of YouTubers — with the help of modern tools — has made learning one of the world’s most challenging languages into a ...

you will find a hint of patina like a historic library or an ancient Japanese temple. When we made Hibiki 35, the antique character was yet to emerge.” In 1984, right after graduating from ...

Established in 1982, Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ) stands as the largest and oldest foreign university in Japan. As a full-service branch campus of the renowned Temple University ...

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows travelers with its stunning natural scenery, which visitors say is best viewed from the verandah off the temple's main building.

The land of Japow beckons, so here's how to make the most of your next ski trip to Japan. Skiing in Japan is synonymous with bottomless powder, delicious food, hot springs, and full immersion in a ...

By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo The steady course of the Japanese economy and business environment that has helped attract a torrent of investment in the past two years could be undercut ...