This UNESCO-registered Buddhist temple houses many precious items. Its buildings and statues are National Treasures, but its paper records attract domestic specialists for evaluation and designation.

Otagi Nenbutsuji was damaged so severely in a 1950 typhoon that it was called the “most desolate temple in Kyoto ... flooded with people from across Japan eager to devote their works.

Tranquil scenes of serene trees lining narrow paved passageways may be the first thing that springs to mind when conjuring Kyoto ... ji Temple was founded some 1300 years ago. Established by one ...

Famously known as the ’Temple of Flowers‘, this Daigo-ji temple is perched atop the Daigo-san mountain in Kyoto, Japan. The temple was founded in 874 by Rigen-daishi and is devoted to Shingon ...

UJI, Kyoto Prefecture--A spectacular sight awaits visitors to a Buddhist temple here founded by a Chinese monk in the early 17th century as Japan and China mark the 50th anniversary of their ...