we can still learn the location of a pagoda in a temple during the early period of Buddhist development in China from Japanese temples. According to research by Japanese scholars, the Flying Bird ...

NARA--The first story of the five-story pagoda of Kofukuji temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site here, is now open for public viewing until Oct. 16. It will be the last chance to see the central ...

The autumn leaves surrounding the five-storied pagoda of Kohfukuji Temple in Nara draw visitors from far and wide. The pagoda, built more than 1,293 years ago during the Nara era, has undergone ...

Japan's official map-making body said foreigners might mistake it for a Nazi symbol, and that temples should be represented by a three-storey pagoda instead. It is one of six map symbols the ...

NARA--Yakushiji temple here will open its renowned East Pagoda to the public for the first time in more than a decade, from March 1 until June 30, as its restoration work finally finishes.

One fascinating element of the Pagoda is found on its top floor: a bronze bell originally casted in the 18th century in Obata, Japan. It hung in a Japanese temple before Witman purchased it for ...