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TOKYO (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Japan’s centuries-old temples, preserved as heritage sites that are visited by millions each year, appear to be gradually succumbing to wear and tear ...

Today, 117 remain, strewn around a few photogenic streets, and their wood-carved and gold-lined interiors put them among Japan’s loveliest. In the past, these temples operated under strict ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — It's the tenth year of a special celebration of Japanese culture at Cheekwood Estate and Gardens. Held Sunday, September 15 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Otsukimi ...

a mythical Japanese eight-headed serpent. The temple visit was part of a citywide programme organised by the art fair Art Collaboration Kyoto (ACK), which ran from October 28 to 30 at the Kyoto ...

To celebrate the reopening of the Japanese art galleries, a delegation of Buddhist monks from Miidera, one of Japan’s largest temples, conducted a rededication ritual in the Japanese Buddhist ...

Once a haven for pilgrims and nobles, temple ... halls and Japanese-style rooms are magnificent examples of traditional Japanese architecture, with visitors able to experience that art of ancient ...

An additional fee of ¥800 gives visitors access to the Art Museum too. The fees for the major temples and shrines in Kamakura are set at around ¥500 each; these are not World Heritage Sites.

Japan’s centuries-old temples, preserved as heritage sites that are visited by millions each year, appear to be gradually succumbing to wear and tear but also sometimes as victims of tourist ...