Japanese sand gardens are famous for their simplicity, which is the essence of Zen philosophy. By limiting the elements to sand and stones, these gardens encourage visitors to focus on the essentials ...

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Anime has become a global phenomenon. But even though millions of people watch it, many do not realize how deeply it draws on Japanese religious traditions. In this course, students learn to look ...

Few people know about Japan’s 88 Temple Pilgrimage, but this centuries-old Japanese journey blends spiritual practice, ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art returned a 16th-century Buddhist painting believed to have been removed from a temple by the ...

Treasures from late Samsung boss Lee Kun-hee’s art collection are on show in the US after his family donated over 23,000 artworks to the South Korean public.

Nestled within Springfield’s Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park, the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden stands as a testament to cultural friendship and horticultural artistry. It emerged from ...

Showcasing artworks from Chinese handscrolls to Pakistani Buddhist figurines, the Asian Art Pavilion in the newly renovated Princeton University Art Museum undertakes a near-impossible task: ...

A Buddhist painting dating to the late Joseon Dynasty has been returned to South Korea from the United States, about 70 years after it is believed to have been removed from a temple in the aftermath ...

The Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden sits within Springfield’s Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park, creating what might be the Midwest’s most unexpected cultural mash-up since someone first put provel ...

A ceremony is held at the Tokyo National Museum in Taito Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday to commemorate the occasion of the visitor number surpassing 200,000. The Yomiuri Shimbun 15:40 JST, November 6, 2025 ...

A stone Buddha head taken from Cave 8 of the Tianlong Mountain Grottoes in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, is the first relic taken from the site returned to China. LUO ZHENG/FOR CHINA DAILY "We ...