TOKYO — An American tourist has been arrested in Japan and accused of carving ... for a “butt selfie” in front of a famous Buddhist temple. And in 2022, a tourist who climbed the steps ...

With just one month remaining in 2024, a Buddhist temple near Tokyo is preparing a gigantic straw rope decoration for the New Year. At Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple in Chiba Prefecture, about 10 ...

Koyasan (高野山) is one of Japan’s most significant places when it comes to Buddhism, and a beautiful place to visit. From ...

NARA—The Nara National Museum has unveiled the details of its first full-scale exhibition devoted to national treasures, which will bring together Japan ... from Buddhist temples and treasures ...

A satellite of the massive Kuonji temple complex, the spiritual center of the Nichiren Shu sect of Japanese Buddhism, Kakurinbo was founded more than 550 years ago to accommodate visiting priests ...

Today, the statue in the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center has become a hub for interfaith efforts and a ...

Koyasan is a beautiful area known for its central place in Shingon Buddhism. The area is full of spiritual sites, nature, and ...

TOKYO — An American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters ... for a “butt selfie” in front of a famous Buddhist temple. And in 2022, a tourist who climbed the ...

One set of documents concerns Tokyo’s Zojoji temple, the head temple of the Jodo Sect of Buddhism ... the history of cultural exchanges between Japan and China as well as for learning about ...