An American tourist in Tokyo, Japan was arrested after he allegedly used his fingernails to carve five letters into a gate at the Meiji Jingu Shrine, which opened in 1920. On Tuesday, the 65-year ...

A temple employee found the ... wooden gates still standing in Japan. A Buddhist hall sits on the upper level. The central government designated the gate a national treasure in 2002.

The cherry blossoms herald the full arrival of spring in Japan. In celebration ... one of the Gozan—the five great Zen temples of the Kamakura period (1185–1333)—comes into view. Stepping through the ...

Its central gate, main hall, and five-story pagoda ... "You can feel the atmosphere of a Japanese temple," he says. "It's also an opportunity to stay in a real wooden building built many years ...

Start by entering the main Nandai-mon Gate and pass under the terrifying ... Note that Todaiji Temple is less strict than other shrines and temples in Japan. Visitors can photograph the Great ...

Shikoku is the smallest of Japan's four main islands ... a panoramic spot about 600m from the main temple, where a torii gate stands at the edge of a cliff, flanked by cedar trees.

Numerous sub-temples were established across Japan ... Visitors pass through “the gate of friendship between Japan and China” to the festival venue, where a lantern created in the image ...