In a poignant ceremony held on the 2nd of September 2023, the Higashi Honganji temple in Kyoto celebrated the planting of two symbolic trees—"Cypress II," progeny of a tree that survived the atomic ...

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The town of Matsuyama, on the island of Shikoku, is a gem for the adventurous traveler. It hosts one of Japan's most ...

It was enshrined at the Daibutsuden hall of Sairenji temple, located on the east side of the Atomic Bomb Dome here, on Aug. 4, 1950, as a symbol of peace. It was greeted with great fanfare at the ...

A chance encounter with the writings of a former sworn enemy transformed the Japanese “hero” of the attack on Pearl Harbor into a Christian missionary of peace ... was a symbol of the most ...

There's a lot to love about an iconic music festival, but how does chasing a ball of cheese down a steep hill sound? These ...

Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

A "great bathing" event to clean one of the largest bronze statues of Kobo Daishi in Japan was held at Imayama Daishi temple in the city of Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, on March 26. The statue is ...

It opened in the 1970s to memorialize two brothers who died in a plane crash and stands as a symbol of peace in Acapulco. Many travelers are drawn to the highest point in Acapulco by the massive ...

People have been enjoying the cherry blossoms that are in full bloom at the Peace Memorial Park in the atomic-bombed city of Hiroshima, which is located in western Japan. The park has ...