Yasui Konpiragu Shrine is known for its deity that assists in breaking off bad relationships. The shrine sees many visitors who are wanting to kick bad habits such as tobacco or alcohol, or wanting to ...

Rokkaku-do Temple is said to have been built by Prince Shotoku. The main hall is hexagonal shaped, ”Rokkaku” meaning hexagon. It is also home to the “heso ishi” (navel stone) which is said to indicate ...

The city registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7. At Kakuonji Temple, the quake toppled and damaged the statue of Jikokuten, a nationally designated important cultural property ...

In the sweltering summer of AD18, a desperate chant echoed across China's sun-scorched plains: "Heaven has gone blind!" ...

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 ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

This year’s Expo Chicago is showcasing six video art pieces by Taiwanese artists from today until Sunday, marking the first time that the show is featuring selections from Taiwan. The works selected ...

Birds and animals have been speaking to humans for as long as one can remember Theres a story behind every animal or bird behaviour if legends can have it Whether you believe the animal kingdom to be ...

According to the FIR, PGVCL had kept scrap in the store compound and later sold it in an auction to Surat-based Nisarg Star LLP at the rate of Rs 228.5 a kilogram. While the dispatch records ...

Carrying on the design ethos of the house into its objects, the lamp’s bronze structure and kaleidoscopic glass create the image of a traditional Japanese temple with the ‘sumac pattern ...