Once sourced, the slabs of stone were assembled, cut in profile, then carved into its present shape by a robot, milling under a stream of cooling water. The “rough” milling produced a sculpture ...

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

If TikTok is to be believed, the absolute first thing one must do upon visiting Japan – before taking in the cherry-blossom ...

The 2.8 metre-high sculpture has a head like the Japanese superhero Ultraman and a body that adopts a sitting Buddha gesture ... the news outlet Shangyou News reported. In early June, a blogger ...

In an age of Y2K-inspired loud graphics (think neon chrome, pixel motifs and holograms), a contrasting movement has quietly ...

An ancient Buddha statue measuring 1.7 meters in height was unearthed at an archaeological site in Yakjon-ri, South Pyongan Province, North Korea, according to Popular Mechanics.

In Japanese culture, Zen principles influence the cleaning process. I tried the method, focusing on appreciating my ...

As one of Japan’s three major traditional performing arts, alongside noh and kabuki, bunraku is renowned for its exquisite ...

This image of a protective deity at Taimadera in Nara evokes the exotic air of mainland Asia. Standing reverently in the stillness of the temple hall, the figure conveys a powerful presence ...

Featuring Shilpa Gupta, Shimabuku, Bachtiar Siagian; commentary on China’s zombie museums, and legacies of the Black Panther ...