KYOTO, Japan >> Tofukuji Temple in Kyoto features a large Zen meditation space that spans about 200 square meters. On Sunday mornings, the sound of a priest using a stick to strike the shoulders of ...

UJI, Kyoto Prefecture--Three days a week, a historic Zen temple here transforms itself into a restaurant serving a limited number of vegan ramen bowls. On a recent day, when the clock hit 11 a.m., ...

As if an after-dark stroll around Kennin-ji, Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple, wasn’t transcendental enough, this hugely popular, hi-tech-powered event heightens the experience through a combination of the ...

Tokyo National Museum is now hosting Japan's first exhibition dedicated to the treasures of Kyoto's Tofuku-ji Zen temple. Established during the Kamakura period, the temple is renowned for its ...

Tofuku-ji Temple is arguably the spot for viewing the changing colors of the autumn leaves. The main garden’s path takes you through a forest of maple trees and then up above it – via the famous ...

It was a chilly autumn morning in Kyoto’s Komyo-in Temple. Facing a serene rock garden, a group of art collectors and curators were in the midst of a group zazen – a Zen Buddhist meditation session.

Shoden-ji is a quiet Rinzai Zen temple hidden in Kyoto's northern suburbs, famed for a blood-stained ceiling and a rock garden that enchanted David Bowie. Founded in 1282, the temple's main hall was ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. 1 / 6TOFUKU-JI TEMPLE: Autumn is the moment to hit this southeast Kyoto temple â sometimes, it feels ...