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 ...

Captivating travelers with a unique blend of ancient traditions and modern innovation, Japan's allure is unmatched. From the neon lights of Tokyo's bustling Harajuku district to the breathtakingly ...

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Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

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 ...

Shikoku has a quiet, but profound presence in ... which are now temples – belong to the same sect. While most are Shingon, there are a few temples from other sects, such as Zen." ...

For me, I travelled to the Kansai area in Japan because of a short story I read some years ago. In the story, the author said that the statues in the Sanjusangen-do Temple were so real and ...