Osaka has been one of Japan’s thriving centers of culture and trade. Its strategic location between the calm harbors of Osaka ...

The grand roof will be supported by the traditional “nuki” technique of joining horizontal beams and vertical pillars, which was used for the famed wooden stage at Kiyomizudera temple in Kyoto.

KAWACHINAGANO, Japan — Approximately 6,600 miles from Carmel, Indiana, there is a small city in south-central Japan considering installing a roundabout and modeling its future economic development ...

In a city brimming with ancient ... the grounds of the Rokuonji temple complex. I don’t mean any disrespect, but the architecture is a bit like Tsutenkaku in Osaka--the Eiffel Tower atop the ...