The city of Kyoto is known as Japan's cultural and spiritual capital. It's for good reason: Kyoto has hundreds of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, some of which are associated with the country's ...

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Ancient history and sophisticated modern technology mingle seamlessly in Japan and together create some Japan landmarks not ...

Archaeologists excavating the site of the former Yamashiro Kokubunji Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, recently uncovered the ...

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In the 1950s he turned to Chinese codes and ciphers at GCHQ and later became a leading expert on the Han Dynasty Michael Loewe, who has died aged 102, led the attempt to break the main Japanese ...

The Japanese word “kamikaze” means “divine ... Fast-forward to World War II, and the label was bestowed upon Imperial Japan’s WWII suicide pilots who embarked en masse on their one-way ...

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The main building structure along the central axis of the Grand Temple comprises four painstakingly laid out courtyards ...

While Spain's headline trail now attracts up to half a million pilgrims a year, its twin is often uncrowded and offers a peaceful route through forests and mountain scenery ...

International Design Awards (IDA) has unveiled its outstanding winners, showcasing the very best in interior design. These ...

Karuizawa is stepping into the travel destination spotlight at Japan Expo Thailand 2025, which takes place at CentralWorld, ...