Mount Koya's tranquil trails lead to hidden temples, inviting you to hike through history and find peace in the stillness.

During other seasons, Japanese flock to Buddhist Bon dances ... connect the struggling shrines and temples with potential visitors interested in history, architecture or the stamps, a young ...

Minamiyamashiro, in the very south of Kyoto Pref., was once an important transportation hub, and many Buddhist temples were built to spiritually watch over this secluded region. Around the 15th ...

Hōryū-ji Temple is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Japan, dating back to the 7th century. It is famous for its preserved wooden architecture, including the legendary Yumedono, or "Dream ...

On this episode of Journeys in Japan, American architect James Lambiasi visits a hot spring resort where the main street is lined with hotels built from timber; an ancient Buddhist temple where ...

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 ...

MATSUYAMA -- A tea ceremony event using a "mobile tea ceremony room" crafted by carpenters specializing in building Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples and palaces ... increased interest in Japan's tea ...

Tsubosakadera temple in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, is known as a place where people can come to pray for eye diseases to be ...