This figure, a national treasure, is housed in the Nara Prefecture temple ... (Japanese cypress) using the yosegi technique, ...

The tradition of participating in the near-nude stems from the ancient custom of petitioning the Shintō gods or Buddhist deities in a state that mimics ... Once two seven-year-old boys (counted by the ...

Stops along the way include World Heritage sites such as Laos' Luang Prabang, known for its Buddhist temples, and Puer in ...