SANBAGAWA, Gunma Prefecture--Benmou Suzuki’s dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly looks like prized real estate. Yet the monk ...
Japan’s ancient temples stand as remarkable testaments to centuries of Buddhist architecture and spiritual practice, each telling unique stories through their design, artwork, and cultural ...
SEOUL—A South Korean temple has reiterated its agreement to return a stolen Buddhist statue to its rightful owner, a Japanese temple, under the condition that a ritual be held in South Korea ...
A temple in South Korea says it will return a Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple after holding a memorial service for it next year. The statue has been designated a tangible cultural ...