The dining hall may be the largest of its kind from Japan’s Nara Period, and its discovery is offering new insights into the layouts of eighth-century Buddhist temples. On Feb. 4, 2025 ...

Tsubosakadera temple in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, is known as a place where people can come to pray for eye diseases to be ...

Mount Koya's tranquil trails lead to hidden temples, inviting you to hike through history and find peace in the stillness.

In 1941, when the Japanese government was salvaging metal from wherever it could for the looming Pacific War, the nation’s largest Buddhist group readily handed over its temple bells for the ...

The 70km Shimanami Kaido, webbed with fishing harbours, hillside citrus orchards and historic shrines, is often regarded as ...

Learn etiquette for Japanese funerals, including proper attire, behavior and how to offer condolences with condolence money ...

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

When all progressive political thought have acknowledged Bodh Gaya’s identity as a Buddhist shrine, what stops political ...

Bhikkhu Sanghasena The ongoing debates surrounding the Mahabodhi Temple Management Act, 1949, underscore a deeper issue of ...