Located on Naejangsan Mountain, which is renowned for its red leaves in fall, Baekyangsa Temple was established in the ...

but within Japan the island is renowned for the pilgrimage to 88 temples located around the island. Henro, or pilgrims, follow in the footsteps of the Buddhist monk Kobo Daishi, who travelled the ...

The Japanese approach to holistic health healed my skin and reshaped my mindset, showing me the power of balance and ...

Demon Slayer's Gyomei Himejima, the Stone Hashira, embodies tragic strength. Orphaned and blind, he faced distrust and ...

The Tendai sect in Japan was founded in 806 by Dengyo Daishi ... he referred her to the monk at a temple in Shikoku. After meeting the monk, he began to contact her frequently.

If you're willing to veer off more well-trodden tracks, you'll be rewarded with ancient hot springs, volcanic mountains and ...

For imperial loyalists of the late Edo Period, the experiences of Emperor Go-Daigo from five centuries past were an ...

You are an innocent traveler who has decided, either by choice or by some kind of error in judgement, to walk into the zone where patrons can buy pigeon food and, well... feed them. Regardless of your ...

A delegation of Sri Lankan and American Buddhist monks and nuns visited the historic site of the First Parliament of the ...

Designated as a national treasure, the documents include the actual pass the monk used to be allowed to travel around China. The documents are in the possession of Onjoji temple (also known as ...

Discover hidden gems, cultural hotspots, and nature-filled escapes across Asia that are trending among travelers this year.

It would be too easy and too inaccurate to write these places off as strange anomalies — one-off quirks in a city filled with ...