Japan is a paradise of the unattainable, with temples dating back centuries, high-tech cities, and island resorts. Whether ...

The visitor returns not just with the jewel-like beauty of the country imprinted on the mind, the body rejuvenated by hot ...

From there, you can stroll through Nara Park, the domain of more than a thousand wandering sika deer. These animals, seen as ...

Southeast Asia is a dream for heritage lovers and photography enthusiasts alike. From moss-covered temples hidden in jungles ...

Kamakura served as a spiritual hub of Zen Buddhism and a center of samurai devotion. Kenchō-ji, the city’s oldest and most ...

Nara Japan offers beauty, history and deer encounters, and is especially gorgeous during cherry blossom season.

KONAN, Aichi -- A gentle-faced giant Buddha statue with "sunglasses" in this ... at the popular tourist spot Todai-ji Temple in the ancient Japanese capital of Nara. Up close, its imposing ...

An ancient Buddha statue measuring 1.7 meters in height was ... especially prominent in the artistic traditions of China, Japan, and Korea. However, the absence of these bodhisattvas in some ...

It is said that Buddhism originated in the Indian- Subcontinent however it has its roots in China, Japan and many Western ... This temple was created when the ancient emperor Ashoka visited the city ...

cannot be described as luxurious but it’s comfortable and offers total immersion in Japanese Buddhist culture. Some of the 500 Buddhist stone arhat statues called that surround the temple complex.

Once the digital image of a statue ... with Buddha statues, embossed artworks, and frescos. Foreign art historians and collectors visited the site, but it was not until 1921 that Japanese ...