KONAN, Aichi -- A gentle-faced giant Buddha statue with "sunglasses" in this central Japan city, north of Nagoya, has become ...

Japanese spas are in a league of their own. In the Kansai Trio (Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka), there are plenty, but these are the ...

Temples and shrines Around one of several shrines visited, the Fushimi Inari, we were fascinated to see many fox statues.

THE mystery of a 1,000-year-old mummified “dragon” stashed among the treasures of the Japanese royal family has finally been ...

Nara highlights include a stroll through the ethereal Kasugayama Primeval Forest and a short trek up to the Shinto shrine ...

North Seymour is a scrubby patch of land in the Pacific Ocean inhabited solely by the sea lions and iguanas that are endemic ...

From ancient temples to futuristic cities, Japan is a land of contrasts, where tradition meets modern marvels. Whether you're ...

In a momentous departure from a centuries-old tradition, Mahant Prem Das, the chief priest of the revered Hanumangarhi Temple in Ayodhya, is set to leave the temple premises for the first time on ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints moved a step closer to building a temple in the town of Fairview after the town’s planning and zoning commission unanimously approved — but with ...

Superstar Rajinikanth made a quick stop at a temple in the Anaikatti hills near Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore before he proceeded to begin shoot for Jailer 2. The actor was seen getting out of his car and ...

Philadelphia police released new photos of seven suspects accused of attacking people on Temple University's campus over Easter weekend. Police said the suspects were part of a group of children ...

TEMPLE, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has identified the victim of a head-on fatal crash that occurred Thursday evening on Highway 36 in Temple. RELATED: Fatal crash that ...