Yamagata Prefecture, some 300 kilometers north of Tokyo, is a mountainous region. Around 70% of its land covered by forests ...

Criterion (iv): The Horyu-ji monuments represent the adaptation of Chinese Buddhist architecture and temple layout to Japanese culture and the subsequent development of a distinct indigenous style.

Each of these temples and shrines offers a unique cultural and spiritual experience. Be sure to pay a visit during your next ...

During other seasons, Japanese flock to Buddhist Bon dances ... connect the struggling shrines and temples with potential visitors interested in history, architecture or the stamps, a young ...

A 4,300-year-old Japanese temple has created a female pop group and is employing maids wearing Buddhist-style outfits to attract visitors. The innovation has ignited a mix of curiosity and ...

Cheng Yen, a Buddhist nun living in eastern Taiwan, asked local housewives to contribute 50 cents a month to fund her charity ...

Decades after arriving in Japan as a Latter-day Saints missionary, an American C.E.O. collected decaying treasures across the country, including a decommissioned Buddhist temple, and contrived a ...

Discover the beauty and spiritual significance of five remarkable Buddhist temples in Asia. From the Shwedagon Pagoda in ...

But if that’s too intimidating, here are 10 of the best places to visit in Japan that you probably haven’t heard of yet.

Because Japanese Buddhist temples (or churches, as they’re often called in the U.S.) have historically been gathering places for Japanese American communities within the U.S., these festivals ...