A typical visit to Japan for many tourists consists of a few days in Tokyo, a train over to Kyoto, maybe Osaka. You stay in a hotel full of amenities, or, if you’re on a budget, you might be staying ...
SANBAGAWA, Japan (Reuters) - Benmou Suzuki's dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly looks like prized real estate. Yet the monk was ...
When traveling to Japan on vacation, visiting a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple is a must. Just like in a church, knowing the proper etiquette is important. As an American exchange student who lived ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the completion of a new temple in Sapporo, Japan. The temple will dedicate Aug. 21 and will serve the 8,000 church members on the northern ...
TOKYO - The Kamiyacho Open Terrace cafe in central Tokyo has all the trappings of a trendy establishment — good coffee, homemade dessert, an airy terrace. But what makes the cafe truly interesting is ...
TOKYO (AP) — Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto shrines. She performs the prescribed rituals — cleansing her hands, ringing a bell, bowing and clapping. But her main purpose is ...
Sixty years ago, Phil­ip Larkin’s poem “Church Going” offered an acerbic vision of religious decline. He imagines the ever shrinking numbers that will attend England’s churches until finally only a ...
EIHEIJI, Japan (Reuters) – Deep in a forest near Japan’s western shore, a 13th century Buddhist temple where Steve Jobs once dreamed of becoming a Zen monk has teamed up with a Tokyo skyscraper ...
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the locations of two new temples, one in Indonesia and one in Japan. The Jakarta Indonesia ...