In Japan, butsudan (仏壇) are small shrines found in Buddhist temples and homes. They certainly don’t usually look like the one above! Butsudan manufacturer Takumi Kougei, which is based in Hyogo ...

Not long ago, Yagiken Co., an Osaka-based manufacturer of traditional Japanese Buddhist altars (known as butsudan) for home-based ancestor worship (known as kuyo), opened a showroom called Gallery ...

Traditional Buddhist prayer altars are a breathtaking sight. The shrines range in size and ornamentation, but some of the most elaborate ones are spectacles of gold, painted wood, and statuettes that ...

In a unique move, a company that sells Buddhist altars and accessories is offering a way for anime enthusiasts to commemorate their favourite dead anime characters. More like this Hanaori-san Still ...

Salinas' Buddhist temple has renewed its altar as it looks back at its past, and towards the future. In Buddhist tradition, the temple sent its altar off to Japanese artisans to be restored for its ...

Hasegawa, a Japanese company specializing in creating Buddhist altars, has released a miniature “Oshi Altar” for your favorite anime characters. You can decorate the podium with LED lights for display ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Butsudan-Buddhist altar was made ...

Members sold the building in 1942 as 1,017 Japanese Americans from the Yakima Valley were forced to leave that June for imprisonment at Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming. Only about 10 ...