Ven. Wonu, chief monk at Buseok Temple in Seosan on South Korea's western coast, speaks at the National Research Institute of ...

Close to 100 statues of Imperial Japanese Army troops, made more than 80 years ago, stand on the premises of an old temple here in Chita Peninsula. They were erected, in memory of soldiers killed ...

A 14th-century bronze Buddha statue from Korea’s Goryeo-era, stolen by a South Korean theft ring from Kannon Temple on ...

Pilgrimages have been part of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. The UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo is legendary among hikers, but on Shikoku there’s another sacred trail that remains quiet.

A Shingon Buddhism temple, Jigenin ... height as the statue's shoulder and enjoy an expansive view. Japan's giant Kannon statues come in various shapes and styles. Some have strong links to ...

small temple owners asked for help. Over the past seven years, the women have worked on more than 70 wooden Buddha statues throughout Japan. Examples of Sanjoudou's restoration work The ...

A Goryeo-era Buddha Statue, looted by Japanese pirates and later stolen by thieves and brought back to Korea, is set to make ...

A 57m (187ft) Buddhist statue dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy, Kannon, in central Japan has been draped with a giant face covering. Temple managers in Aizuwakamatsu plan to keep the figure ...

SEOUL—A South Korean temple has reiterated its agreement to return a stolen Buddhist statue to its rightful owner, a Japanese temple, under the condition that a ritual be held in South Korea ...

TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki (Japan): A former chief priest of a temple in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, from which a Buddha statue was stolen and taken to South Korea, said he was “relieved” about ...