Ginkaku-ji Temple was built by the 8th Shogun of the Muromachi period, Yoshimasa Ashikaga, who built it originally as a mountain villa in Higashiyama. Its construction was based on Kinkaku-ku Temple, ...

Shin nyo-do Temple is an ancient temple for the Tendai sect of Buddhism. Inside its spacious grounds stand many important cultural properties, including the main temple building and the three-story ...

Further along, Nanzen-ji, an impressive imperial palace converted into a Zen temple back in 1291, boasts a spectacular 22-metre-high San-mon gate and striking red-brick aqueduct, dating from 1890 ...

Aqueduct was forced to cancel its eight-race card on Sunday due to unsafe racing conditions created by an event next door at Resorts World Casino. The New York Racing Association, which runs the ...

Inside a large hothouse covered in plastic sheets and marked “Temple Mount Salvage Operation,” a woman from Boston named Frankie Snyder—a volunteer turned staffer—led me to three rows of ...

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 ...

In the Egyptian city of Esna, a highly decorated entrance hall completed during the mid-third century a.d. is the only surviving part of a temple dedicated to the creator god Khnum. Some 100 major ...

Linda Rice led all trainers with 51 wins at the Aqueduct Racetrack winter meet, while also claiming the owner's title during the 45-day meeting, which began Jan. 1. Rice, topping the trainer's ...

A Temple Visit, And 'Purification' A temple in Rajasthan's Alwar held its consecration ceremony on Ramnavami, observed on Sunday. Among those who attended the event was Tika Ram Jully, Leader of ...

HERE AT TEMPLE. ETZ HAYIM, PRESIDENT MIKE RUBIN SAYS THE TEMPLE HAD JUST HOSTED AN INTERFAITH SECURITY WORKSHOP TUESDAY NIGHT, ONLY TO FIND HOURS LATER THAT SOMEONE HAD VANDALIZED THEM.