Kamakura served as a spiritual hub of Zen Buddhism and a center of samurai devotion. Kenchō-ji, the city’s oldest and most ...

All five gozan temples still stand today, but Kenchōji remains the most prominent. Established in 1253 as Japan’s first dedicated Zen dojo (training center), it retains the spiritual and ...

Hike the sacred Yanbaru forest, a.k.a. The Galápagos of the East, with a female shaman (yuta) and learn about the spiritual ...

Chief Abbot Oda Sesso was ordaining a head priest for the Zen Buddhist temple of Daitokuji Ryosen-An in Kyoto, Japan. The new Zen priest gravely accepted the kesa -the richly brocaded red-and-gold ...

The facility is a sub-temple of the Rinzai Zen sect's head temple Myoshinji ... camellia") falling within a single day of blooming. Japan has long associated these deciduous trees with the ...

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There’s no denying that social media has an outsize influence on the movements of the modern traveller, but on my most recent ...

Chanel’s new 109-piece high jewelry collection marries centuries-old Japanese craftsmanship with French savior-faire.

Old Japan is unthinkable without Zen. New Japan is scarcely thinkable with it. Really? Is it as bad as that? Maybe not. Islands of Zen remain – Tokyo’s Zenshoan Temple for example, where Hirai is head ...

An event was held in Paris, France, on June 16 to promote the historical, cultural, and spiritual significance of the Yen Tu ...

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As the birthplace of the Tiantai School of Buddhism, Tiantai’s Guoqing Temple attracts pilgrims from Japan, South Korea, and ...