Fukui Prefecture is home to around 80% of Japan’s ... Under the Shinto-Buddhism Separation Order of the early Meiji period (1868–1912), Heisenji was rebranded as Hakusan Shrine, and all ...

Known as the cultural capital of Japan, the city is home to numerous Buddhist temples, the Imperial Palace, Shinto shrines, traditional wooden houses and meticulously kept gardens ...

High up in the Japanese Alps ... is the Manpuku-an Eishoji Buddhist temple just up the hill with a giant bell poised to be struck by a bamboo stick and an interior shrine with silvery silk ...

The full trail encircles Shikoku, Japan’s fourth-largest island, and connects 88 Buddhist temples ... exploring the city's 400-year-old feudal castle and the samurai houses around it.

For those who prefer the road even less traveled, there’s Great Walks of Australia, a collection of 12 guided walking tours ...

a network of trails connecting three ancient Shinto shrines in the Kansai region of Japan. The Kumano Kodo and the Camino de Santiago are the only two pilgrimage routes designated as UNESCO World ...

From there, advisors can tack on an unforgettable daytrip to the medieval abbey ... to Nikko’s Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples is the Shinkyo bridge, one of Japan's three finest bridges.

When a Japanese prepares to make a wish, he is apt to buy a one-eyed doll modeled after the famed Buddhist monk Daruma ... the year that Japan broke out of its feudal, introspective cocoon ...

The Old Town’s limestone-paved streets are mobbed in summer, but during spring you can soak up its medieval beauty at ... sights include Unesco-listed Buddhist temples, Zen gardens and Fushimi Inari – ...