Hasedera Temple: Hidden path in Kamakura

The entire grounds of Hasedera Temple is colored by various trees and beautiful flowers all year rou ... Read More

Eiheiji Temple is a Zen monastery founded by the Zen monk Dogen in 1244. Even now, more than 770 ye ... Read More

Byodo-in, located in the city of Uji in Kyoto, is a Buddhist temple associated with the Fujiwara cla ... Read More

The poet Basho Matsuo was inspired to write this famous haiku at Risshaku-ji. "How still it is here ... Read More

Three-story pavilion, with pyramid style roof, constructed in 1397 by shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. A ... Read More

Built in 628 AD, it is the oldest temple in Tokyo, and was central to the cultural development of Ed ... Read More

Famous for “Kiyomizu no Butai” (the stage of Kiyomizu), this temple is one of ancient Kyoto’s histor ... Read More

Built during the Nara period by Emperor Shomu, this temple and its many Buddha statues are national ... Read More