After 2024 set a new record for tourist numbers in Japan, Rob Goss recommends switching out the biggest draws for these ...

Police in Hidakagawa, Wakayama Prefecture, have arrested a 51-year-old man on suspicion of fatally stabbing a 48-year-old friend. According to police, Toru Takahashi, a civil engineering worker, is ...

On 3 March, the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) announced the initiation of a voluntary repatriation to Nepal. The 12th-century artefact in question, a “significant sculpture” dubbed Buddha ...

Japan’s Wakayama prefecture (pictured), which in 2022 waived a move to host an integrated resort (IR) with casino after the local assembly voted against taking part in the initial application round, ...

and Kanazawa (Ishikawa Prefecture), to explore the traditional food culture that blossomed in the region thanks to the kitamaebune traders. This impressive Buddhist temple in Takaoka was built to ...

The paintings and sculptures of Ajanta, considered masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, have had a considerable artistic influence. Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 De eerste ...

The new Hatsushima Station along the Kisei Line in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, will be a one-story concrete building. The structure will be 2.6 meters tall, 6.3 meters wide and 2.1 meters deep. The ...

At 2 PM, a special Buddhist service is held in honor of the temple’s founding ... making it an unforgettable experience for attendees. Ukiyo-e Immersive Art: The Floating World of Japan (Shinagawa) ...