As far as Shinto shrines go (there are about 400 in Kyoto), this one is pretty special ... the close to 10,000 red and orange lacquered torii gates that line the 2 ½-mile-long path up Mount ...

Japan will designate Buddhist Manpuku-ji Temple in Kyoto as a national treasure, and six other structures as important cultural properties. A meeting at the Agency for Cultural Affairs reached the ...

As far as Shinto shrines go (there are about 400 in Kyoto), this one is pretty special ... the close to 10,000 red and orange lacquered torii gates that line the 2 ½-mile-long path up Mount ...

69.4 x 19.6 cm. (27.3 x 7.7 in.) ...

That made this 40-or-so-year-old Mitsubishi Minicab at the Ryozen Kannon Temple in Kyoto especially interesting. Murilee Martin This Buddhist temple was established in 1955 as a memorial to all ...

UJI, Kyoto Prefecture ... 11 a.m., staff at Hozoin Temple came out and placed a tag that says, “We are open, serving 'terasoba' (temple noodles),” at the temple gate and at the entrance ...

a 20-year-old college student from Kyoto. The traditional contest has its origin in an archery competition involving samurai in the Edo Period (1603-1867), held at the same temple.

Kyoto, Japan is a captivating city steeped ... The shrine takes you through thousands of bright orange torii gates which wind ...