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 ...

For over a decade, the video game Minecraft has allowed players to stretch the limits of their creativity and now Glendale-born Jared Hess (writer and director of the iconic movie "Napoleon ...

With an A-list cast and a big budget, "A Minecraft Movie" releasing this week is hoping to follow in the slipstream of Super Mario Bros by turning a gaming phenomenon into a global cinema blockbuster.

Discovering the best Minecraft mods stuck deep in internet bedrock is hard work. While vanilla Minecraft is a playground, even our favorite foods get bland if it's all you eat, and your builds are ...

The Temple of Light and the Catacombs add that Indy or Lara Croft element to Minecraft and task you with uncovering the secrets and hidden items hidden within the walls of these spooky areas.

Haas F1 driver Esteban Ocon was recently mesmerized by a Toyota Supra sports car that he stumbled upon in Japan. He checked the car out and shared a picture of its sleek interiors on social media.

In 1941, when the Japanese government was salvaging metal from wherever it could for the looming Pacific War, the nation’s largest Buddhist group readily handed over its temple bells for the ...

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows travelers with its stunning natural scenery, which visitors say is best viewed from the verandah off the temple's main building.

a district of temples, and Ueno Park, with its museums and cherry blossoms. Kyoto University is spread across three campuses in Yoshida, Uji and Katsura. It is one of Japan’s oldest universities and ...

KYOTO—The World Heritage Ninnaji temple here is offering a stunning illumination event this autumn, with its national treasure, the Golden Hall, appearing to float through a serene sea of ...