Japan has more than 80,000 Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, including top attractions like Tokyo’s grand Senso-ji, Kyoto’s sublime Kiyomizu-dera, and Osaka’s majestic Shitenno-ji.

While Obon is typically celebrated by Buddhists in Japan, the season always seems to bring people of all backgrounds together ...

In this episode, Kings and Generals explores how Buddhism first entered Japan and gradually transformed the spiritual and political landscape. From its arrival via Korea to its acceptance by the ...

On the rural islands off the coast of Japan, a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links ...

A building here whose exterior is reminiscent of an ancient Greek temple houses a wooden structure often seen inside traditional Japanese ･･･ ...

Pure Land Buddhism developed a concept of planning and garden design that was unique to Japan. Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 Hiraizumi – Temples, jardins et sites ...

“Buddhist temple cuisine, which continues to be practiced today, has a tradition of respecting life and an understated taste. And it stands out among other temple food from around the world as ...

Is too much matcha ever enough? Not at Sana, where matcha outsells coffee. Open since February, Sana is drawing customers from an hour away for social-media-famous matcha drinks and Asian-inspired ...

From the turn of the 20th century to the early 1940s, a human-made island in San Pedro Bay held a flourishing Japanese American ... at a Shinto shrine and Buddhist temple, shopping at grocery ...

On a hill overlooking the plain and about 40 km from Bhopal, the site of Sanchi comprises a group of Buddhist monuments (monolithic pillars, palaces, temples and monasteries) all in different states ...