The Nintendo DS changed handheld gaming forever, but what’s a bit of a shame is that these games haven’t had the chance to ...

Players can collect three lost pages at the Miidera Temple and earn a Knowledge Point at Assassin's Creed Shadows.

In 1941, when the Japanese government was salvaging metal from wherever it could for the looming Pacific War, the nation’s largest Buddhist group readily handed over its temple bells for the ...

A "great bathing" event to clean one of the largest bronze statues of Kobo Daishi in Japan was held at Imayama Daishi temple in the city of Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, on March 26. The statue is ...

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Konchi-in Temple was constructed during the Oei period (1394-1428) in Kitayama before being dismantled and reassembled by Suden Ishin, a political advisor to Ieyasu Tokugawa. It has the Japanese rock ...

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows travelers with its stunning natural scenery, which visitors say is best viewed from the verandah off the temple's main building.

Kegon-ji Temple is part of the Rinzai sect of Buddhism which worships the Dainichi Nyorai. It’s famous as a temple for those who pray for good luck with matchmaking. The temple is sometimes called ...

The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most visited. The Senso-ji Temple sees about 30 million annual visitors and its inception dates all the way back to year 628. Despite its claim to ...

The new robots, one equipped with a mobile claw, will start operation next week to extract an estimated 2,850 highly ...

Japan is an alluring destination because of its many juxtapositions. Neon skyscrapers tower over Shinto shrines, and salarymen ride the train next to Harajuku girls. The Land of the Rising Sun ...