Earlier that week, I had arrived in Osaka ... Japan the island is renowned for the pilgrimage to 88 temples located around the island. Henro, or pilgrims, follow in the footsteps of the Buddhist ...

The 150-plus-island archipelago has drawn megacity transplants seeking a more relaxed pace of life in tune with the rhythms ...

Archaeologists in Osaka, Japan have unearthed ... yield the remains of a stone structure — but beads, gold coins, pipes, miniature plates and pots, dolls, and a Buddhist mortuary tablet were ...

Archaeologists in Osaka, Japan have unearthed a historic ... Not only did excavations here yield the remains of a stone structure — but beads, gold coins, pipes, miniature plates and pots, dolls, and ...

This magnificent temple symbolizes the spiritual journey of a Buddha towards enlightenment. Its layered structure vividly depicts Buddhist cosmology, attracting thousands of tourists and pilgrims ...

A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, following a yearslong legal battle between Japan and South Korea over its ownership ...

On the rural islands off the coast of Japan, a handful of believers practice a version of Christianity that has direct links ...

A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago has been returned after a long legal battle between Japan and South Korea over its ownership that had further ...

Workers installing an underground drainage system beneath a Buddhist temple in northeastern Thailand have uncovered a trove of ancient Buddhist relics. Wat Dhammachak Semaram, a temple known for ...

A planned Buddhist temple headed for construction on a wooded ... County Planning Director Philip Thompson called the proposed main structure a “fairly nice looking building” based on a ...

A 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva was stolen from Japan’s Kannonji temple in 2012 (Kyodo News via AP) A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese ...