The celebrated Buddhist temple Tōdaiji is home to the Great Buddha of Nara and a symbol of the city, the religion, and Japan as a whole to countless visitors from around the world. Hashimura ...

Japan's rainy season can be as beautiful as a clear sunny day. But don't take our word for it. Go see the outdoor Buddha statue at Tsubosakadera Temple in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, who sits among ...

Buddhist monks clean the dust off the 15-meter-high Great Buddha during the annual cleaning at Todaiji Temple on August 7, 2017, in Nara, Japan. The Great Buddha of Nara, built in A.D. 752, and one ...

An annual ritual was held to dust off the 49-foot-tall Great Buddha statue at Todaiji temple in Nara, Japan. About 180 priests and worshippers wearing masks and clad in white outfits climbed onto ...

Shimbun reports that the Nara Buddha was thought to have 966 ball-like spiral curls, which weigh over 2.6 pounds each. The number came from a scroll dating from between 794 and 1185.

It was one reason why they chose AI as a research tool. A screenshot of the AI system analyzing the facial expressions of the Ashura Buddha. Credit: Nara University. “Studying this sort of art ...