Spread the loveIntroduction Ashikaga, located in Tochigi Prefecture, is a city that beautifully encapsulates Japan’s natural ...

Rakusuien / Sumiyoshi Shrine Near Hakata Station and Canal City, Rakusuien is a peaceful garden created on the site of a ...

In Japan, you can find sanctuaries celebrating the beauty of nature amid towering buildings. Many flock to Zen gardens and ...

KYOTO--Buddhist temples across Japan traditionally welcome the New Year ... they are born with that cause them pain and suffering. A Zen temple here is taking a different approach.

UJI, Kyoto Prefecture--Three days a week, a historic Zen temple here transforms ... wanted a set of the printing blocks in Japan. Ingen provided the temple with about 7,000 volumes of Buddhist ...

Japan is a destination people love for its ... Kinkaku-ji, also known as the Golden Pavilion, is a Zen Buddhist temple in ...

Jon Woodhouse, who writes regular arts and entertainment articles for The Maui News, is currently traveling in Japan and ...