Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows ... Also within in the complex is the Jishu Shrine, a red-lacquered temple dedicated to Okuninushi-no-mikoto, the Shinto ...

KYOTO--A letter sealed with red wax penned by feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598) expressing gratitude for his mother's recovery from illness was found at Kiyomizudera temple here ...

Jon Woodhouse, who writes regular arts and entertainment articles for The Maui News, is currently traveling in Japan and ...

UJI, Kyoto Prefecture--Three days a week, a historic Zen temple here transforms itself into ... tremellales and red pepper. The selection is based on a Buddhist teaching, called “goshiki ...

The shrine is famous for its thousands of red torii, which form a beautiful ... Kiyomizu-dera, perched on a hill in Kyoto, is ...

Most visitors come for the close to 10,000 red and orange lacquered ... Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto ...

Kyoto is home to an incredible number of temples, shrines ... known for its thousands of red torii gates that form a pathway up the mountain, creating a breathtakingly serene atmosphere.