With a goshuincho in hand, I traced a quiet path from Tokyo and Kamakura to Kyoto, Nara, and Koyasan, collecting stamps and ...

Japan’s biggest island is home to so many of the country’s popular highlights that the classic tour has become known as Japan ...

SANBAGAWA, Japan (Reuters) - Benmou Suzuki's dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly looks like prized real estate. Yet the monk was ...

Kyoto needs little introduction: picture glimpsing a geisha disappearing down a narrow alley; the stillness of a stone garden ...

TOKYO - The Kamiyacho Open Terrace cafe in central Tokyo has all the trappings of a trendy establishment — good coffee, homemade dessert, an airy terrace. But what makes the cafe truly interesting is ...

When traveling to Japan on vacation, visiting a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple is a must. Just like in a church, knowing the proper etiquette is important. As an American exchange student who lived ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the completion of a new temple in Sapporo, Japan. The temple will dedicate Aug. 21 and will serve the 8,000 church members on the northern ...

Brian Winters, left, and Blade artist Jeff Basting in front of the Todai-ji Temple in Nara. It is the world’s largest wooden building. The walk way leading to the temple is made of stone from India, ...

EIHEIJI, Japan (Reuters) – Deep in a forest near Japan’s western shore, a 13th century Buddhist temple where Steve Jobs once dreamed of becoming a Zen monk has teamed up with a Tokyo skyscraper ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the locations of two new temples, one in Indonesia and one in Japan. The Jakarta Indonesia ...

KYOTO—Following the wishes of its Irish creator, a prominent sculpture at the Osaka Kansai Expo is now on public display at ...