Spread the loveIntroduction Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, is a city steeped in history and tradition. Known for its ...

As China refines its strategy on the Indian Ocean island, it is posing a significant challenge to Japan’s long-held influence ...

From taking part in traditions in Asakusa to getting lost in the playground that is Shinjuku, Tokyo is truly unique.

International tourism to Japan has exploded in recent years, and while the official figure for 2024 is yet to be released it is now certain to be a new record in excess of the 31.9 million who ...

Our main goal is to see what the whole thing is about — see what real Buddhism is.” Sogenji wasn’t just unusual in that its monastics were mostly European-looking Westerners. It was also a coed ...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s Buddhist history hasn’t got much attention from mainstream historians. But a new paper maps the widespread travels of a 16th-century Buddhist yogi from Rameswaram. He set out ...

A millennium ago, India was still a Buddhist headwater. Various schools flowed north and east, to China and Japan, but one, Vajrayana Buddhism, left its richest deposits on the Tibetan Plateau.

Japan is staring down a demographic cliff. The population has shrunk for 15 straight years, with births hitting a record low of 730,000 last year and deaths a record high of 1.58 million.

What I grow to appreciate is how we are encouraged to take our time on our hikes, which is, in many ways, an apt introduction to the Japanese wellness ... which deifies the protector god of Japan, ...