OTSU—The main hall of Enryakuji temple, a national treasure here on Mount Hieizan, will be restored to its Edo Period ...

Katsuo-ji offers visitors two different types of Darumas: the Kachi-Daruma, the classic doll known as “the winning Daruma” ...

We’ve spent 5 weeks traveling around Japan in the spring and fall seasons, and during both trips we made sure to visit Nara ...

Within the stunningly decorated wooden walls of an immense temple in Kyoto, you'll find an unusual artifact of human hair ...

Head to the unsung Japanese region of Tohoku to discover its traditional inns, and immerse yourself in the thermal waters ...

The cherry blossoms herald the full arrival of spring in Japan. In celebration ... In about a kilometer, the Buddhist temple Kenchōji, one of the Gozan—the five great Zen temples of the ...

Although the temple grounds remain open 24/7, the main hall welcomes visitors daily from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. From October to March, the hall opens a bit later at 6:30 a.m. Admission is free.

"To better protect the murals, they are kept in darkness in the main hall of Fahai Temple," she said. "Only when tourists visit are flashlights shone to allow them to appreciate the large murals ...

the main hall of Daiun-in; the “Onari no ma” room on the third floor of the Chorakukan guest house built by industrialist and tobacco tycoon Kichibe Murai in 1909; and Ninnaji temple’s Goten ...

He had been receiving the Form prizes from the First Form onwards, and his name, R.G.G.O. Gunasekera, is displayed even today on three panels in the main hall of Royal College ... to reside at Siri ...

As he walked around the main hall — a “very scruffy” space ... In the kitchen, a 19th-century sideboard with Japanese lacquer trays displayed above it.Credit...Allegra Martin Ward-Jackson ...

Kon-do Hall, the main hall rebuilt with contributions from Hideyori Toyotomi The Kon-do Hall is To-ji Temple's main hall ... The five-story pagoda, Japan's tallest wooden structure and the symbol of ...