A Buddhist temple in Japan with more than 400 years of history has found a way to attract young followers by posting original wise mottos on Instagram. On a daily basis, the temple in Western ...

An American tourist was arrested after he allegedly used his fingernails to carve five letters into a gate at the Meiji Jingu ...

South Korea has yet to return an ancient Buddhist statue one year after the country's Supreme Court ruled that it belongs to a Japanese temple. The Japanese government is said to have made ...

Japan will designate Buddhist Manpuku-ji Temple in Kyoto as a national treasure, and six other structures as important cultural properties. A meeting at the Agency for Cultural Affairs reached the ...

Now that summer has loosened its torrid grip, a trip to this outdoor museum in the western Tokyo suburbs is a perfect way to ...

KIZUGAWA, Kyoto Prefecture--It may not be as well-known as Kyoto but Kizugawa is also home to loads of historical temples and sites ... the center of politics in Japan when Emperor Shomu ...

A Chilean woman has faced criticism after posting a video on Instagram showing her hanging from a torii shrine gate and doing pullups in sync with music during a visit to Japan. The woman ...

Japan’s unique relationship to faith is on full display during the final week of the year: People celebrate Christmas with an exchange of presents, ring Buddhist temple bells on New Year’s Eve ...

It features three Japanese calligraphy artists, Bisei Fukushima Koshu, Michiko Hamasaki and Sogen Hirano, using giant brushes and buckets of ink to create spontaneous larger-than-life compositions ...

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows travelers with its stunning natural scenery, which visitors say is best viewed from the verandah off the temple's main building.

The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most visited. The Senso-ji Temple sees about 30 million annual visitors and its inception dates all the way back to year 628. Despite its claim to ...