KYOTO--Buddhist temples across Japan traditionally ... desires they are born with that cause them pain and suffering. A Zen temple here is taking a different approach. A special night attraction ...

UJI, Kyoto Prefecture--Three days a week, a historic Zen temple here transforms itself into a restaurant serving a limited number of vegan ramen bowls. On a recent day, when the clock hit 11 a.m ...

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Oshima Hiroshi, a chauffeur and tour guide, showed Steve Jobs around Kyoto. Oshima says one of Jobs' favorite destinations was Ryoanji, a 500-year-old Zen temple known for its rock garden.

as well as the city of Kyoto itself. The temple is a marvel of engineering, constructed without the use of nails. The ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

Good to know: In winter, dress warmly. All visitors are required to sit on the temple’s chilly floor and use a calligraphy pen to copy a Buddhist scripture onto a piece of paper before being allowed ...

At first glance you might mistake Four Seasons Kyoto for a modern-day Emperor ... to nab as they come with roomy balconies ...

Kyoto, the former imperial capital ... One of the most famous is Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, a stunning Zen temple covered in gold leaf that reflects beautifully in the surrounding pond.