It is considered one of Japan’s three great Tenjin shrines, alongside Dazaifu Tenmangū in Fukuoka and Kitano Tenmangū in Kyoto ... the grand roof of Chōshōji Temple in the middle, and ...

Coral Expeditions has three 14-night Through the Heart of Japan departures in 2025: October 4, October 18 and November 2.

While Spain's headline trail now attracts up to half a million pilgrims a year, its twin is often uncrowded and offers a peaceful route through forests and mountain scenery ...

From the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora to the Ritz Paris, here are the 16 most romantic hotels around the world to book right now.

We mark ours with the red-ink stamp attached ... the route from Kyoto is “Kiiji”, and “Ohechi” is the scenic return trail along the coast. The Okuno-in temple in Koyasan (Photo: Shoko ...

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the most prolific and popular Ukiyo-e artists in Japan. The word Ukiyo-e means ...

The sight of plum blossoms against a thatched roof is ... of white and red. The shrine’s hallowed grounds are graced by the legendary ‘Tobiume’ (Flying Plum Tree), a divine tree believed to have ...

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto ... to temple etiquette, drinking from all three streams is bad luck, so don't be greedy. Also within in the complex is the Jishu Shrine, a red ...

KYOTO—Researchers may have uncovered the ruins of one of the largest ancient cafeterias for a Buddhist temple in the Nara Period (710-784). The Kyoto prefectural board of education made the ...

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 ...

It is one of the “three famous pagodas of Japan” along with those at Horyuji temple in Nara and Daigoji temple in Kyoto ... project to replace the entire roof in 70 years.

But that is precisely what directors Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin achieve with Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson’s strikingly smart “Kyoto.” Plays with as much necessary information as this ...