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重文「客殿」内部、25日から初公開　大津・光秀の菩提寺の西教寺で

Gotokuji Temple: Tokyo's Maneki Neko 'Lucky Cat' Temple - A Must-Visit for Cat Lovers!

Gotokuji Temple, located in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo, is a Buddhist temple that is said to be the birthplace of the maneki-neko, or “luck-inviting cat figurine.” These small...

Mountain festival marks spring arrival high above Tokyo

A centuries-old festival that heralds spring drew hundreds of worshippers to a mountain in Tokyo on Wednesday, as robed Shinto priests led a procession to a sacred shrine…

Hall linked to Buddhist saint Kukai burns down on Miyajima

Flames spread into nearby woodland on the island later, but no one was hurt.

Mountain festival marks spring arrival high above Tokyo

A centuries-old festival that heralds spring drew hundreds of worshippers to a mountain in Tokyo on Wednesday, as robed Shinto priests led a procession to a sacred shrine…

This Summer, 1,000-Year-Old Kyoto Temple Hosts an Otherworldly Nighttime 'Brain Spa'

Think Kyoto nights are just riverside walks and izakaya hopping? Think again. This early summer, the ancient capital is hosting a one-of-a-kind nighttime experience designed to com...

春の訪れ告げる　天野山金剛寺で弘法大師の遺徳しのんで供養法要

Capella Kyoto continues ancient capital’s luxury hotel boom

The newly opened lodging occupies the site of Shinmichi Elementary School between the Kaburenjo Theatre and Kenninji, Kyoto's oldest Zen Buddhist temple.

Temple with 600-year-old tree near busy Tokyo station is like a tranquil pocket dimension

Who’d have guessed there was a centuries-old snack shop too just a quick stroll away from one of downtown’s busiest rail hubs? Ikebukuro might not be as world-famous as Shibuya or...

修理進む興福寺五重塔、最上部の「相輪」取り外し　火炎型飾りが床へ

Sanja festival

People carry a mikoshi portable shrine for a procession during the Sanja Matsuri, a Shinto festival, as vehicles wait in queue in Tokyo on Saturday.

Japanese temple burns to the ground, fire burning inside for 1,200 years unharmed

Sacred fire saved from non-sacred fire on Miyajima. Hiroshima Prefecture’s Miyajima Island, famed for the torii gate that stands in the water just off its coast, is home to one of...

Mountain festival marks spring arrival high above Tokyo

The Hinode Sai, or Sunrise Festival, is believed to have started when wandering ascetics climbed Mount Mitake in search of enlightenment.

Touring Ireicho displayed in Wash.

Inside a quiet, empty room in the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple on Thursday, Barbara Mizoguchi-Asahara and her family members took turns gently touching a cold ceramic tile in th...

Joren-ji Ossuary / OOOarchitecture

As Japan's regional communities face population decline and changing burial customs, temples are increasingly required to rethink how spaces for remembrance are built and used. Jor...

A Wonderful Surprise Proposal Photoshoot at Daigo-ji Temple in Kyoto!!

A Wonderful Surprise Proposal Photoshoot at Daigo-ji Temple in Kyoto I had the pleasure of photographing a wonderful couple’s surprise proposal at Daigo-ji Temple in Kyoto, and it...

One Day Around Nara Park: Exploring Kasuga Taisha, Todai-ji, and Local Shopping Streets

Just steps from Kintetsu-Nara Station, a charming shopping street leads the way to Nara Park, where a deer may casually wander into view around the corner—that’s your first impress...

早咲きのクルメツツジ2万株が見ごろ　京都・宇治の「花の寺」