Otagi Nenbutsuji was damaged so severely in a 1950 typhoon that it was called the “most desolate temple in Kyoto.” Buddhist sculptor Kocho Nishimura (1915-2003) took charge of rebuilding the ...
On my recent trip to Kyoto to admire the autumn season of the ancient capital, I visited Enkoji temple, a site famously adorned with a spectacular tapestry of fall foliage in the northern part of ...