From unique traditions to historic craftsmanship, discover the must-experience highlights of the iconic Kiyomizu-dera temple ...

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. Yet the monk ...

Always the centre of attraction, Central Japan oozes ... the Oiwasan Nissekiji Temple invites visitors to experience a special kind of meditation – underneath a waterfall. In the embrace of ...

When you're done taking in the temple's surrounding beauty, you are invited to drink from the Otowa Waterfall, which gave the temple its name (kiyomizu means "pure water"). The waterfall is ...

koi fish, albino catfish, pomfret, gourami Koi fish ponds seen from the front of the pond or in the water, there are other fish. koi fish, albino catfish, pomfret, gourami japanese garden waterfall ...

As kabuki classical Japanese dance-drama programs gained popularity ... which is designated as an Important Cultural Property with beautiful carvings on the outside. On the temple grounds, a large ...