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

The first Lost Page at Todaiji Temple in Assassin's Creed Shadows is located inside the southwesternmost building. It's on ...

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

Here’s an overview of all Lost Pages in the game’s starting region, Izumi Settsu. There are only three Temples with Lost ...

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.

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 ...

NARA -- Large torches were ignited March 12 during the annual "Shuni-e" two-week training of Buddhist priests at Todaiji temple's Nigatsu-do hall here. When the approximately 8-meter-long ...

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 ...

NARA -- Large torches were ignited March 12 during the annual "Shuni-e" two-week training of Buddhist priests at Todaiji temple's Nigatsu-do hall here. When the approximately 8-meter-long ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...