The temple is also an important Buddhist pilgrimage site. Located in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park, Meiji-Jingu is one of Japan's most visited and popular shrines. It was built in honour of Emperor Meiji ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan ... it is not the most popular temple in Kyoto, Ryoanji ...

Japan has seven “lucky” gods. According to legend, they sail into harbor on New Year’s morning on their treasure ship to ...

After the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, the joya no kane bell-ringing ceremony commences with 108 ringing peels at shrines and temples across Japan. Meanwhile, masses of visitors wil ...

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.

A South Korean temple that claimed the ownership of a Buddha statue stolen from a Japanese temple will return the statue to the original owner next spring, it has been learned. Buseoksa Temple in ...

Seoul, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)--A South Korean temple that claimed the ownership of a Buddha statute stolen from a Japanese temple will return the statue to the original owner next spring ...