GOJO, Nara Prefecture--A temple here has decorated its premises with hundreds of dolls to pray for peace in Ukraine. Shorenji, a temple in Gojo, Nara Prefecture, is a go-to place for people to pray ...

Saidaiji priests sprinkle Buddhist sand for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the site where he was assassinated in Nara, on July 12, 2022. (Mainichi/Keiko Shioji) It appears that recently, dark ...

A Canadian teenager has been questioned by police in Japan after carving letters on a wooden pillar of an 8th Century temple. Police said the 17-year-old boy carved "Julian" on a pillar at the ...

A small drive down the town, in the Kansai region, is this world heritage UNESCO site― Horyuji Temple, Nara. Situated in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture of Japan, the temple is sprawled across a wide complex ...