A Taiwanese tourist faced intense online backlash after vigorously shaking cherry blossom trees in Japan to create a romantic “cherry blossom rain” for photos. The unidentified woman was criticised ...

You can earn a Knowledge Point for finding all of the Lost Pages at Todaiji Temple in Assassin's Creed Shadows. We recommend you collect all four of the Lost Pages at Todaiji Temple as soon as you ...

NARA--Todaiji temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, will partially ease COVID-19 restrictions and reopen the Shunie torch-bearing ceremony to the public during the main event from March 1 to 14.

One of Nara's most famous spots is the imposing Todaiji Temple, a national treasure that houses an enormous Daibutsu, a nearly 50-foot-tall Great Buddha statue. This UNESCO World Heritage site is ...

The move follows a video of a tourist in Nara’s main park kicking one of the animals, considered sacred in the ancient city.

In Area 1, we saw the impressive Great South Gate and its Kongo Rikishi, then took some photos at the mirror pond. We strolled up a historic stone walk to the Nigatsu-do Hall and learned about the ...

On a recent trip to Todaiji temple in Nara Prefecture, I was unequivocally reminded of this. Todaiji, the Great Eastern temple, is not just one temple, as I had mistakenly assumed. Part of Nara ...

The Temple Stories main quest in Assassin's Creed Shadows takes players deep into Yamato, where Yasuke and Naoe must uncover stolen relics and defend Todaiji Temple.

Todaiji Temple is a World Heritage Site. We encounter cats—and also deer—who live at the temple. One cat keeps an eye on his owner's pickle shop. Another cat enjoys listening to flute music.

In this lesson, students look at the decision to build the Great Buddha and the Tōdai-ji temple complex in Nara, examining whether the decision was a good use of resources. As they do so, they use ...

Eleven approximately 8-meter-long kagotaimatsu torches made an appearance in the omizutori ceremony to herald the arrival of spring at Todaiji temple's Nigatsu-do hall in the city of Nara on the ...