A luxurious suite at a temple lodging facility on Mount Koya, a sacred Buddhist site in western Japan, has been attracting a ...

Cases of temple or shrine properties being extensively ... A wide range of undertakings are allowed from restaurants to hair salons to hotels. Japan had about 180,000 religious sites with ...

A Jewish kosher trip to Japan has never been easier with the emergence of kosher-friendly luxury hotels and gourmet kosher dining and options for Shabbat observance.

Koyasan is one of those places in Japan where you just have to go. Stay overnight in a “shukubo” temple lodging and cleanse your soul with vegetarian Buddhist cuisine. Kukai will speak to you.

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...