Koyasan is a revered Buddhist temple complex built on a towering mountain. Through rituals and meditation, our explorer seeks to discover the Buddha within us all.

Take the Nankai Rinkan bus from the Koyasan station to the staggering tower gate at the end of the town, then enjoy a calm walk back – stopping to check out the temple compounds blanketed in snow. Be ...

The Okuno-in temple in Koyasan (Photo: Shoko Takayasu Photography) The eastern “Iseji” leads to Tokyo, passing the shrine of the sun goddess at Ise, and the mountainous “Omine-Okugakemichi ...

In early 1999, the entire community of Houston was rocked to the core as the news of Belinda Temple’s brutal murder surfaced. What made her killing all the more unfortunate was the fact that she was ...