When you visit Nara, you’re going to feel the sensation of stepping into Japan’s living history. It’s a place where lanterns glow softly under moss and deer roam freely. Not to mention Japan’s largest ...

IKARUGA, Nara >> In the ancient town of Ikaruga in Nara prefecture, visitors can easily immerse themselves in Buddhist tradition by hopping from temple to temple — on a buggy. The two-hour tour ...

NARA--In an answer to prayers for more luxury accommodations in Nara, a high-end lodging facility will open on the former grounds of Todaiji temple here in the fall of 2028.

NARA, Japan — There are thousands of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines around Japan. They connect people to the country's religion, history and culture. But, there's a spot in Japan where the ...

TAKATORI, Nara —Walking through the vast areas on the mountainside of Mount Takatori, you will see many eye-related things: ema votive tablets with a large “me” (eye) hiragana character written on ...

This serene Buddhist figure in a Nara temple is traditionally identified as the bodhisattva Kokūzō, but could this be a case of mistaken identity? Hōrinji is a temple cloaked in legend, located in the ...

An eighth century temple in Japan has been vandalized by a Canadian teen tourist, according to local police. The monument in question is the Toshodaiji Temple, located in the city of Nara, which lies ...

Visitors savored Japanese white radish stew at a temple in western Japan to ward off bad luck and pray for good health in the New Year. The year-end event took place at Shigisan Daihonzan Senjuin ...

Nara was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. During this period the framework of national government was consolidated and Nara enjoyed great prosperity, emerging as the fountainhead of Japanese ...

NARA, Japan — President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited an ancient Japanese temple in Nara on Wednesday, in a rare joint sightseeing trip that highlighted deep-rooted ...