Beginning in the 17th century, the Nakasendo trail connected Kyoto and Edo, now modern-day Tokyo. Along this path, 69 designated post towns operated as resting stations where weary travelers could ...

With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) is home to one of the world’s most spectacular collections of art, sculpture, ...

Muslim leaders in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara have apologized for displaying the flag of a banned Islamic group during a ...

In a last minute move, a state committee approved an updated map of areas included in the taxpayer-funded overhaul of ...

As far back as the 14th century, the lush backyard of the contemporary Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo was called Tsubakiyama, or ...

NOBEOKA, Miyazaki -- One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi temple in this southwestern Japan city was purified ...

it is an opportune time to examine how it intertwines Buddhist, Shinto and samurai traditions into a narrative of heroism, impermanence and moral struggle. Anime often explores spiritual and ...

Food stalls near the South Gate and Ninomaru Palace courtyard serve cherry blossom-inspired ... Rack up 300 points or more and receive an original Japanese-patterned notebook; otherwise, you’ll still ...

A contemporary art exhibition will make its American debut this weekend at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts, bringing nearly two dozen interactive pieces that explore the link between art and ...

Jion means “mercilfulness,” and Shoja refers to a place where monks practice Buddhism. Clad in samue (Japanese work clothes), Jion Shoja owner Teiken Fujioka, 72, welcomed me at the entrance, which ...