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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.