Japan’s annual ritual of “mame-maki,” or bean-throwing, at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking “setsubun,” the last day of the winter in the Japanese lunar ...

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 ...

site of the 1998 Olympic Winter games -- on April 26. "We have to protect our heritage and visitors," a temple official told reporters, citing security concerns and the "Tibet issue." Japan's ...