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.

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 ...

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 shrine is famous for its thousands of red torii, which form a beautiful tunnel leading up to Inari Mountain ... is one of Japan's most iconic temples. It is best known for its nail-free ...

Thousands of stones appear to be arranged on the slopes of the mountain without any ... as well as 16,000 temples of five sects throughout Japan. The university will create virtual temples on ...

Shikoku is the smallest of Japan's four main islands ... Kōbō Daishi made the journey up the mountain three times during his lifetime. Unpenji (Temple 66) is now accessible by ropeway for ...

Encompassing nine prefectures, Central Japan entices with mist-shrouded ... Nearby Sakamoto Temple Town, fed by mountain streams and resplendent with lush cherry blossoms in spring and autumn ...

High up in the Japanese Alps, the only sounds I hear are ... En route, you can dip into the Io-ji temple, usefully dedicated to recovery from journeys and featuring healing deities in niches.

Tsubosakadera temple in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, is known as a place where people can come to pray for eye diseases to be cured. Its main object of worship is a statue of the 11-faced ...