The old temple of the Tendai sect of Buddhism dates from the Nara Period ... as Otagi Nenbutsuji was flooded with people from across Japan eager to devote their works. The lesser-known tourist ...

FUKUYAMA, Hiroshima Prefecture--The hollowed out head of an ancient Buddhist statue kept at the Myooin temple here revealed sheet after sheet of “washi” traditional paper adorned with images ...

Tohoku is rebuilding its tourist economy after the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Here’s all the info you need to plan ...

(The Conversation) — Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama ...

Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.

A long-lost Buddhist painting is finally making its way back home from the U.S., 35 years after it was stolen from a temple in Korea. On Nov. 19 (local time), a delegation from the Jogye Order ...

Nine people, including seven Buddhist monks, have been arrested by the Thai authorities for allegedly embezzling about 300 million baht (S$11.8 million) in donations to a temple in Thailand’s ...

The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness. According to legend, two fishermen struck gold and found a statue of the god while fishing on the ...

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 ...