KOYA, Wakayama -- Twelve sixth grade students appointed as "child tourism ambassadors" by this west Japan town recently ...

Moreton, who first arrived in Japan in 1988, obtained Japanese ... with Kukai (774-835), the monk who founded the Shingon sect of Buddhism and is known posthumously as Kobo Daishi.

NARA--CT scans revealed a miniature Monju-bosatsu-kishizo statue hidden inside a 14th century one that is designated by the government as an important cultural property of Japan and kept at ...

The main training center for Shingon Esoteric Buddhism with its iconic five-story pagoda ... The five-story pagoda, Japan's tallest wooden structure and the symbol of Kyoto The five-story pagoda you ...

Koyasan is a revered Buddhist temple complex built on a towering mountain. Through rituals and meditation, our explorer seeks to discover the Buddha within us all. Me as a busy mom of 4 ...

Tatsuya Shindo was once a member of the yakuza, a Japanese organized crime gang. His arm-length tattoos are a sure sign of ...

China’s state media emphasize how his translated sutras contributed to the Pure Land and Tiantai sects of Buddhism and ultimately traveled on from China to Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia ...