12 Temples & Shrines Honkokuji Temple in Kyoto Cathy Cawood Honkokuji in Kyoto, temple of the golden dragon.
6 Gardens & Parks Plum Blossoms and Buddha Victoria Vlisides Plum blossoms surround giant stone-carved Buddha in Chiba.
Temples & Shrines Kamikochi Hodaka Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Hodaka Shrine, situated alongside Kamikochi’s Myojin Pond, has a special Shinto ritual on October 8 every year, to offer up pr..
9 Temples & Shrines Exotic Beauty of Kin-gyu-in Larry Knipfing At Kin-gyu-in, the outer gate was open. Nobody was there; the inner gate was closed. I turned back to leave when something caught..
Temples & Shrines Hie Shrine on a Rainy Day Ekaterina Bespyatova Rainy day visit to the popular Hie Shrine in Tokyo's Akasaka neighborhood.
13 Temples & Shrines Zazen Hall and Paintings of Eiheiji Takako Sakamoto Complete guide to Eiheiji Temple 05: The fifth guide focuses on 'Sanshōkaku (Reception Hall)', 'Sō-dō (Zazen Hall ..
13 Temples & Shrines Myoshin-ji Temple Complex, Kyoto Larry Knipfing Myoshin-ji Temple is a unique complex of 46 small temples, all gathered together in one location under the umbrella of the Rinzai..
13 Temples & Shrines To-ji Temple: Symbol of Kyoto Larry Knipfing To-ji Temple, Kyoto: There is something powerful and foreboding yet beautiful in its appearance.