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

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, ...

The art of Gandhara evolved from the Greco-Buddhist interaction, and, as per a theory, gave the world the first anthropomorphic statue of the Buddha. It is said that “The Seated Buddha from Gandhara” ...

In addition to the sightseeing tour, a special helicopter service will operate between Yao Airport and Kirinuji Heliport in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture ... a nighttime-only immersive art event ...

The first recorded ascent of Hakusan was made by the Buddhist monk Taichō Daishi, a practitioner of Shugendō, who was born in Echizen Province (modern-day northern Fukui Prefecture). In the year ...

A large number of devotees and tourists from Japan are keen to visit significant Buddhist sites such as Sarnath, Kushinagar, and Shravasti. Efforts will also be made to encourage people from Yamanashi ...

A large number of devotees and tourists from Japan are keen to visit significant Buddhist sites such as Sarnath, Kushinagar and Shravasti. "Efforts will also be made to encourage people from Yamanashi ...

In a land area of about 74,195 square kilometers, the diocesan territory covers Bolikhamxai, Houaphan, Vientiane and Xiangkhoang provinces, as well as Vientiane capital prefecture ... from Southern ...

WAKAYAMA--The Wakayama prefectural assembly on April 20 rejected plans to build a casino-centered integrated resort (IR) in the capital of the prefecture in the Kinki region. Twenty-two assembly ...

NACHI-KATSUURA, Wakayama Prefecture—During dry periods and soggy natural disasters, the Butsubutsugawa, the shortest river in Japan, has consistently played an essential role in this community.