Last week, I visited the Taiji Zen Garden in Hangzhou and saw my ‘Zen Tree’. This is the tree I dedicated last year at the ...

A drunk American tourist sparked outrage in Japan after damaging a 761-year-old temple that’s linked to Japan’s samurai ...

HANAPEPE — A Bodhi tree, believed to be linked to the original tree the Buddha sat under in India more than 2,500 years ago, is thriving in the back of the Kauai Soto Zen Temple in Hanapepe. Kauai ...

Take a virtual 4K walk through Kamakura to visit the awe-inspiring Great Buddha (鎌倉大仏), one of Japan’s most famous and historic sights. Stroll through peaceful temple grounds and experience the ...

While the traditional elements of Japanese gardens—stone, water, gravel, pruned pines, and asymmetry—are rooted in ...

But Kyoto is not Venice. Arrive at the futuristic and bustling Kyoto train station (as many do on the high-speed Shinkansen train from Tokyo) and you realize that the former capital of Japan is not a ...

This is an unusual choice for a Zen temple, where the principal image is typically Shakyamuni Buddha. The Jizō statue in the butsuden is around 5 meters tall, including the pedestal.

Along the paths, you’ll find Buddha statues, little shrines and even wooden ema plaques adorned with hydrangeas. The garden is crowded and hence you’ll end up spending more time here – but ...

A Buddha statue stolen in 2012 and taken to South Korea was returned to a temple on Tsushima, ... insisting that it had been looted by "wako" Japanese pirates in the 14th century.

SEOSAN, South Korea (Kyodo) -- A South Korean temple that claimed ownership of a 14th-century Buddha statue stolen from a Japanese temple in 2012 handed it over to the Japanese owner on Saturday.

Just steps from Kintetsu-Nara Station, a charming shopping street leads the way to Nara Park, where a deer may casually wander into view around the corner—that’s your first impression of this iconic ...

Less is more when it comes to a Zen garden. Leave room for emptiness. Just a few materials, placed thoughtfully, can create a space of beauty and contemplation. Tend Your Garden In a Zen garden, the ...