An American tourist on Tuesday caused significant damage to a 761-year-old temple in Japan. The unnamed suspect, described as ...

Kodai-Ji Temple. Hidden away in Higashiyama, east of Kyoto, Kodai-ji Temple is a tribute to the maple and bamboo plants that dominate its expansive gardens.

Kodai-ji isn't a place you'd expect to find a robot, let alone one with a wasp waist, seductive voice and geisha-pale cheeks. This is a temple founded in 1606 in memory of Japan's great unifying ...

In the heart of Kyoto, Japan, sits the more than 400-year-old Kodai-ji Temple, graced with ornate cherry blossoms, traditional maki-e art—and now a robot priest made from aluminum and silicone. ...

A drunk American tourist sparked outrage in Japan after damaging a 761-year-old temple that’s linked to Japan’s samurai ...

Kyoto City warmly welcomes travellers and culture lovers coming in for the summer to explore some of its most treasured ...

Higashiyama is one of Kyoto’s best-preserved historic districts, ... These include Hokan-ji and Kiyomizu-dera temples, the Ninen-zaka and Nene-no-michi lanes, and Kodai-ji temple, ...

From his atelier at Kanaami-Tsuji near the Kodai-ji temple, tattoo-clad owner Toru Tsuji carries on the kyo-kanaami metal-weaving techniques his ancestors have been practicing for three generations.

Yesterday evening, among cherry blossom trees, Dior’s Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri showed her Pre-Fall 2025 collection inside the garden of the To-Ji Temple. Situated in Kyoto, the ...

KYOTO -- The famed fall colors at Eikando Zenrin-ji temple in this city's Sakyo Ward were lit up on Nov. 2 in a test run ahead of a seasonal nighttime viewing event beginning on Nov. 5.