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Japan’s tourism boom presents a special challenge for Kyoto
The city of Kyoto is known as Japan's cultural and spiritual capital. It's for good reason: Kyoto has hundreds of Buddhist ...
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A 1,300-Year-Old Cafeteria Was Just Discovered Among The Ruins Of A Buddhist Temple In Japan
Archaeologists excavating the site of the former Yamashiro Kokubunji Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, recently uncovered the ...
Japanese mark winter’s end with festivities
Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...
From Japan to India and the West, food of temples and monasteries inspires recipe book
From Asia to Europe, Africa, US and Canada, a food writer toured the kitchens of Buddhist and Catholic monasteries, a ...
Japanese Goddess Benzaiten is equivalent of Maa Saraswati, Kangiten is Lord Ganesha? Know about 'Indian Gods in Japan'
If you want to learn more about Indian Gods – including Shiva, Ganesha and Saraswati – and their Japanese counterparts, you have come to the right place.
Walk Japan’s ancient travellers’ highway for historic post towns, teahouses and mountain shrines
The Nakasendo road still exists in its entirety - as do dozens of the post towns it weaves between - and can form an epic ...
Explore Japan in depth: Coral Expeditions’ 14-night cultural voyage
Coral Expeditions has three 14-night Through the Heart of Japan departures in 2025: October 4, October 18 and November 2.
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As sales of Japan temples and shrines surge, a crackdown on bad-faith buyers
As Japan’s population falls and interest in ... from Tokyo with only 500 residents and which also has three other Buddhist temples, one Shinto shrine and a church. A surge in religious ...
Exploring southern China’s ‘Little Forbidden Palace’ in Jiangnan
The main building structure along the central axis of the Grand Temple comprises four painstakingly laid out courtyards ...
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Exploring Japan’s lantern festivals: History, tips and best time to visit in 2025
Experience the beauty and tradition of Japan's Lantern Festivals with our guide to these breathtaking celebrations of light ...
7 Hindu deities and their representations in Japanese culture
The religious landscape of Japan is a fascinating blend of Shintoism, Buddhism, and other traditions. Across cultures, India ...
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Monk inserts Buddhist deity into Madonna and Child work
ISAHAYA, Nagasaki Prefecture--On a recent day, the completion ceremony of an artwork commissioned by a Buddhist priest was held at the long-established Tenyuji temple in the Nishi-Kojimachi ...