Monks and worshippers spent the night of April 18 chanting sutras to honor the founder of Chion-in temple in Kyoto’s ...

A UNESCO committee on Thursday did not list a collection of photos and videos depicting the devastation in Hiroshima after ...

UNESCO says ancient Buddhist scriptures stored at Tokyo's Zojoji temple will be added to its Memory of the World list.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Friday enacted a revised law to allow municipalities to authorize "emergency shootings" by hunters ...

There is a breathtaking golden temple in one of the world's best visitor destinations and it will blow you away.

Katsuo-ji offers visitors two different types of Darumas: the Kachi-Daruma, the classic doll known as “the winning Daruma” ...

From transport tips to the best seasons for a visit, here’s the lowdown on the best way to explore Japan's capital city.

Buddhist temples vary in style and design, but they usually feature a main hall, a Buddha statue and space to meditate.

The scriptures were collected by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan's Edo era, and donated ...