Kyoto first became Japan’s capital in the eighth century. With its beautiful temples, philosophical gardens and elegant ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

Japan’s indigenous religion, worship Kami – gods believed to inhabit the natural world – and the Kumano region is considered to be home to a particularly large number. Walking the ancient ...

New research from Utrecht University shows that these regions are not only hotter than the surrounding graveyard of cold sunken tectonic plates, but also that they must be ancient: at least half a ...

On May Day - a festival of ancient origins that shares a date with International Workers' Day - the youths of the village garb themselves in daisies, erect huge candy-striped maypoles, and dance ...

As an interior decorator who kept a close eye on last year's rising and falling trends, I've recently found myself adding items to my shopping cart and refreshing my apartment for 2025.

A viral video shot inside Puri Jagannath Temple has raised security concerns as photography and videography are prohibited inside the temple premises. The SJTA and Puri SP are investigating the ...

The Coldplay frontman, 47, and the actress, 35, were seen participating in a religious ceremony at Babulnath Temple, an ancient Hindu house of prayer in Mumbai, ahead of the “Viva La Vida ...

The Brihadishvara temple, built in the 11th Century by King Rajaraja Chola, is a Unesco World Heritage site It's 1000 CE - the heart of the Middle Ages. Europe is in flux. The powerful nations we ...

Lord Ganesha in seated posture and (right) a statue of a severely damaged four-handed deity inside Buddheshwar Temple complex, Budhpur Located around 50km south-west of Purulia town, Budhpur is a ...