Stay alert. by Roger Rodriguez TOPICS: WASHINGTON (7News) — A centuries-old Japanese temple bell was installed in the U.S. National Arboretum on New Year's Day, setting a special event in the ...

Members can attend an earlier Bell-Ringing Ceremony at 10:30 AM before the public ceremony begins. Ring in the New Year by taking a swing at a 2,100-pound, 16th-century Japanese temple bell.

Kamakura served as a spiritual hub of Zen Buddhism and a center of samurai devotion. Kenchō-ji, the city’s oldest and most ...

A 16 th century bronze bell rang 108 times on Sunday during a celebration of the Japanese New Year at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum. The sounding of the 2,100-pound bell, from a temple in ...