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 ...

An American tourist in Tokyo, Japan was arrested after he allegedly used his fingernails to carve five letters into a gate at the Meiji Jingu Shrine, which opened in 1920. On Tuesday, the 65-year ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.