Minamiyamashiro, in the very south of Kyoto Pref., was once an important transportation hub, and many Buddhist temples were built to spiritually watch over this secluded region. Around the 15th ...

Kyoto, often considered the cultural heart of Japan, is renowned for its temples, which stand as testaments to the city's ...

The autumn foliage in Kyoto City, western Japan, has arrived about 10 days later than normal this year. Tofukuji, one of the ...

KYOTO--Inspired by a priest’s belief that Buddhist practices should evolve, the bodhisattva of compassion and mercy has manifested himself as a robot at a temple here. The android edition of ...

KYOTO--Resembling something out of cyberpunk fiction, a research team including a Buddhist temple has created an AI-based chatbot called “ Buddhabot, ” which stands in for priests and answers ...

A man whose job it is to help preserve Japan's cultural heritage has accidentally smashed his car into the country's oldest toilet at a centuries-old Buddhist temple. The communal loo at Tofukuji ...

Koyasan is a beautiful area known for its central place in Shingon Buddhism. The area is full of spiritual sites, nature, and ...

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "kin," meaning gold or money, with ...

The hieroglyph "kin" ("gold") has been chosen as the symbol for the outgoing year 2024 in Japan, according to Azernews ...