CNN’s Will Ripley visits the ancient temple complex of Koyasan in the mountains of Wakayama Prefecture and experiences monastic life at Ekoin Temple.

SANBAGAWA, Gunma Prefecture--Benmou Suzuki’s dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly looks like prized real estate. Yet the monk ...

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with Mount Misen as a backdrop. Ryoan-ji Temple is famous for its stone garden, which is also one of the most famous in Japan ...

In recent years, Japan’s most prominent temples and shrines have become increasingly crowded, particularly as surging inbound ...

Please always refer to the latest government advice before booking travel and departing on any trip. Accompanied by mountain guides, Japan-based writer Ally Hongo walks the mountains of Dewa ...