Buddhist temple in Japan prepares huge straw rope decoration for New Year
With just one month remaining in 2024, a Buddhist temple near Tokyo is preparing a gigantic straw rope decoration for the New ...
Head priest of Kyoto temple wields massive brush to write 2024's kanji of the year: 'gold'
The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation announced on Dec. 12 that the kanji character for 2024, which expresses the state ...
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Japan temple abbot shares wisdom, cat photos, compares people to cola to promote hope
A Buddhist temple in Japan with more than 400 years of history has found a way to attract young followers by posting original wise mottos on Instagram. On a daily basis, the temple in Western ...
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Once Japan’s capital city, Kyoto is loved by many
Jon Woodhouse, who writes regular arts and entertainment articles for The Maui News, is currently traveling in Japan and ...
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Popular ‘Cat Temple’ in Japan has a post box with letters for deceased pets
But hundreds of years before Hachiko, was a very loyal cat, which inspired a cat temple in Japan. The Unrinji Temple in west Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture, is a temple dedicated to cats and also ...
Hieroglyph Gold Chosen As Symbol Of 2024 In Japan
By Alimat Aliyeva The hieroglyph kin (gold) has been chosen as the symbol for the outgoing year 2024 in Japan, ...
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Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa
The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most visited. The Senso-ji Temple sees about 30 million annual visitors and its inception dates all the way back to year 628. Despite its claim to ...