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 ...

Refuting perceptions of roadblocks to bring back the mortal remains held in an urn in a Buddhist temple in Renkoji in Japan ... "Those who feel otherwise are free to pursue their theories but ...

A 14th-century Buddhist statue that Korea’s Supreme Court ruled should be returned to the Japanese temple that held it before it was smuggled into Korea will be sent to Japan in May. The Gilt ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

SEOUL—A South Korean temple has reiterated its agreement to return a stolen Buddhist statue to its rightful owner, a Japanese temple, under the condition that a ritual be held in South Korea ...

Encompassing nine prefectures, Central Japan entices with mist-shrouded mountains, cascading waterfalls, and tranquil temples hidden ... continued the practice of free-diving for more than 2,000 ...