The pilgrimage on Shikoku, the smallest of Japan’s four main islands, is a 750-mile route that links 88 Buddhist temples, each of which claims a connection to Kukai, a celebrated monk ...

Don't miss photogenic Hoshi-ga-mori, a panoramic spot about 600m from the main temple, where a torii gate stands at the edge of a cliff, flanked by cedar trees. Find your stone soulmate at Unpenji ...

The 10 temples and shrines you have to see in Japan . Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) – Kyoto. Kinkaku-ji, also known as the ...

KOSHU — At a Buddhist temple on a wooded hillside in Japan, grapes and wine bottles are given as offerings, and the head monk is also the honorary president of a vineyard cooperative.

SANBAGAWA, Gunma Prefecture--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.

A 350-year-old Buddhist temple in Japan may have the best ramen in town. Hozoin Temple, in Kyoto prefecture in southeast Japan, boasts a rich history that dates back to 1669, and the temple’s ...

IKARUGA, Nara Prefecture—Japan’s oldest Buddhist paintings moved a step forward to their first public display since they were badly damaged in a 1949 fire at Horyuji temple here.