Some lean a little more traditional ... surrounding mountains and Heian Shrine’s lofty torii gate. One might argue that choosing a historic city like Kyoto for Thai brand Dusit Thani’s ...

For a truly unique experience, visit this shrine featuring thousands ... dozens of stone fox statues (kitsune) watching your ascent and charming little chapels in increasingly secluded spots.

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

It is a 2,000-year-old Shinto shrine in Ise Bay, some 90 miles southeast of Kyoto, that for over 13 centuries ... The young had little faith in the future and lived in an irreversibly aging ...

There are also several temples in the area, including the picturesque Sanjusangen-do temple, which is home to 1,001 statues of ... Yasaka Shrine is one of Kyoto’s most lively spots, and you ...

Snap a photo under the 43-foot statue and peruse the surrounding ... Before it gets too late, catch the train back into Kyoto and stop by the Nakagyo ward to try a creme brulee donut from Brulee as a ...

The Dialogue Theater pavilion comprises three distinct buildings—the Entrance Building, Dialogue Theater Building, and Meeting House in the Forest—all of which were originally two historic school ...

People in traditional costumes paraded through the streets near a shrine in the western Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday for an annual cherry blossom festival. The Okasai festival is held every ...

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identify the individual responsible for stealing the laurel crown, gold jewelry, and arrows from the historic statue at St. Sebastian’s National Shrine in ...

NAGAOKAKYO, Kyoto Prefecture--An 11-face Kannon Buddhist statue kept at Otokunidera temple here that stands 180 centimeters tall and dates from the Kamakura Period (1185-1333) is only the third ...

Statues unveiled April 8 at Covenant Health ... In the early 1950s, Knoxville's first Black Little League baseball team was formed. Children initially played league games at the Payne Avenue ...

KYOTO--Visitors ... Yasakajinja shrine’s main hall, which was designated a national treasure in 2020, will be open to the public. Buildings and statues at Horinji temple, Ichinenji temple ...