Nakasendo Way has linked Kyoto and Tokyo for centuries—and now the forgotten route is being revived. A walking tour through ...

Researchers believe they’ve cracked the mystery of a mummified “rainbow dragon” that’s been sitting in a Japanese treasure ...

This is the real story of Japan’s self-mummified monks. Shinnyokai-shōnin is located ... which has its roots in ancient mysticism, shamanism, and mountain worship. “Shugendo roughly ...

In the temples of northern Japan, you'll find 16 mummified "sokushinbutsu" monks to visit. The monks were followers of shugendō, which is an ancient form of Buddhism, and they died in "the ...

Tokyo - Japanese Buddhist monks strutted their stuff on Wednesday in a contest ... key requirements for conducting wakes and funerals according to the rites of the ancient religion. But one of the ...

These ancient sites shed light on a critical period in the cultural and political development of Japan, when Nara served ... when the incident occurred." A monk at the temple told Mainichi Shimbun ...

Matcha, with its vibrant green hue and centuries-old tradition, is often celebrated as a health-boosting superfood. But what ...

Researchers believe they've cracked the mystery of a mummified "rainbow dragon" that's been sitting in a Japanese treasure ... Shortly after, a monk at the temple claimed to have seen "something ...