Beginning in the 17th century, the Nakasendo trail connected Kyoto and Edo, now modern-day Tokyo. Along this path, 69 ...

It’s the one place I’m free from judgment and responsibility; where I become fully embodied,” says one Vogue writer of ...

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 ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Charred, black ruins at South Korea's Gounsa temple stood on Thursday, March 27, 2025, in stark contrast to the kaleidoscope of colors that are a ...

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 ...

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 ...