Katsuo-ji offers visitors two different types of Darumas: the Kachi-Daruma, the classic doll known as “the winning Daruma” ...

A ncient history and sophisticated modern technology mingle seamlessly in Japan and together create some Japan landmarks not to miss. Centuries-old shrines across the country are connected by a ...

He traveled along a pilgrimage route connecting Ise Jingu shrine in Mie Prefecture with about 150 Buddhist temples ... I draw goshuin,” said the 32-year-old priest, Koken, in fluent Japanese.

The iconic Japanese dolls range from a couple of inches to several feet in height, and there are thousands of them at the 1,300-year-old temple ... Instead of drawing eyes on the fortune-telling ...