NARA—The famed five-story pagoda at Kofukuji temple here will soon be hidden from public view for years as the city’s landmark undergoes a major renovation. Construction to erect steel ...

NARA--Kofukuji temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site here, will offer a rare chance for the public to view the interior of its five-story pagoda. Viewings are slated from Oct. 9 to Nov. 23 and ...

Nara, Japan is a city like no other on the planet. Home to more than 1,000 sacred deer, the capital of the Nara Prefecture is a surreal experience for visitors. For this reason, a day trip to Nara ...

At Gangoji Temple in Nara City, around 500 Chinese bellflower ... they are grown as offerings to the stone Buddha and pagoda in the temple grounds. The deputy priest of the temple says he wants ...

There are about 1300 deer living around Nara Park and they are protected as natural ... Also, the second tallest wooden pagoda in Japan is at Kofukuji Temple, near Kintetsu Nara Station.

Nine deer have died in Japan's Nara Park over the last four months after swallowing plastic bags, a wildlife group says. The Nara Deer Preservation Foundation said they found huge masses of ...