Every country in Asia has a different story and every city? An ultimate experience altogether! Check out the list of some of ...

The “School with a Heart” welcomed 53 students to five days of lessons in Japanese traditions, including bonsai, ikebana, ...

Rather then planning a whole day of cleaning (and dreading it the moment it arrives), the idea is to treat the act as an ...

In an age of Y2K-inspired loud graphics (think neon chrome, pixel motifs and holograms), a contrasting movement has quietly ...

A forest retreat in Japan redefines spatial calm through modern architecture rooted in Zen and vernacular traditions. Nestled ...

While the traditional elements of Japanese gardens—stone, water, gravel, pruned pines, and asymmetry—are rooted in ...

How did Buddhism become one of Japan’s defining religions? In this animated historical documentary, Kings and Generals traces ...

Nara Japan offers beauty, history and deer encounters, and is especially gorgeous during cherry blossom season.

Gandhara School of Art, known for its unique Greco-Buddhist style, influenced Japanese Buddhist art and architecture.

A millennium ago, India was still a Buddhist headwater. Various schools flowed north and east, to China and Japan, but one, Vajrayana Buddhism, left its richest deposits on the Tibetan Plateau.

Buddhist statuary from other Asian countries, such as India, Cambodia and Japan, are also displayed to allow visitors “to traverse frontiers to explore the circulation and interaction of ...

From the earliest years, Japanese Buddhist art was strongly influenced by trends in China. The Tenpyō era in Japan coincided with the height of Tang dynasty culture on the continent.