The glow spreads to the garden below, over the azaleas ... Happily, the retreat is unlike a typical (and typically austere) Japanese temple stay. Morning and evening zazen (seated meditation ...

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 ...

Who doesn't love a Japanese garden? The peace, harmony and beauty of these spaces is appealing to so many of us. Whether you've flown to the land of the rising sun to see the three great gardens ...

The U.S.-based publication, better known in Japan as Sukiya Living ... the Yushien garden also in the prefectural capital, 23rd, Kokokuji temple in Izumo, 39th, and the Yunosuke’s Hotel ...

Encompassing nine prefectures, Central Japan entices with mist-shrouded ... visitors inevitably arrive at the former Chikurin-in temple, admiring its immaculate garden with quiet contemplation ...

Beyond the castle lies Koko-en Garden. Relax as you stroll through ... "You can feel the atmosphere of a Japanese temple," he says. "It's also an opportunity to stay in a real wooden building ...

YASUGI, Shimane Prefecture--Japan’s most splendid garden, at the Adachi Museum of ... which came in 27th (26th); and Kokokuji temple in Izumo, ranking 28th (27th). Kyoto Prefecture topped ...

Plum blossoms are at their best in various parts of Kyoto. Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, known as a famous plum blossom viewing ...