KYOTO--Two “kakejiku” hanging scrolls ... “byobu” folding screen paintings were donated on March 14 to Kenninji temple here. The scrolls reproduce “Fujin Raijin zu Byobu” (Wind ...

KYOTO--Priests at Chion-in temple here tolled a 70-ton bell, said to be one of Japan’s three largest temple bells, in a dry run to ring out a year overshadowed by wars overseas. The Dec. 27 ...