Ancient history and sophisticated modern technology mingle seamlessly in Japan and together create some Japan landmarks not ...

A temple employee found the ... wooden gates still standing in Japan. A Buddhist hall sits on the upper level. The central government designated the gate a national treasure in 2002.

One such project is Zojoji temple’s San Gedatsu Mon gate, one of the oldest wood structures ... from among highly-skilled craftspeople across Japan. Kanakubo, a native of Tokyo, joined Shimizu ...

Its central gate, main hall, and five-story pagoda ... "You can feel the atmosphere of a Japanese temple," he says. "It's also an opportunity to stay in a real wooden building built many years ...

Walking up the stone steps and entering the red gate, a colorfully decorated ... Mongolians and others living in Japan visit the temple as a place of spiritual comfort, and the Mongolia-born ...

Japan’s annual ritual of “mame-maki,” or bean-throwing, at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking ...

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 ...

Shikoku is the smallest of Japan's four main islands ... a panoramic spot about 600m from the main temple, where a torii gate stands at the edge of a cliff, flanked by cedar trees.