KYOTO--One stone statue of ... took charge of rebuilding the temple as its chief priest. Hoping to make Otagi Nenbutsuji more familiar to people, Nishimura instituted a program in the 1980s ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

The priests, however ... studying scientific methods to address people’s concerns. A team led by Kyoto University and Tendai Sect Shorenin Monzeki temple has recently announced the development ...

Torin-in Temple in Kyoto City is not open to the public ... Torin-in's chief priest says he wants people to look at the beautiful and ephemeral flowers and be grateful they are alive at this ...

The temple of Choken-ji is famous as the first in Kyoto to witness the blooming of ... from its thread-thin drooping branches. The chief priest of Choken-ji says this week is when the view is ...

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows travelers with its stunning natural scenery, which visitors say is best viewed from the verandah off the temple's main building.