A luxurious suite at a temple lodging facility on Mount Koya, a sacred Buddhist site in western Japan, has been attracting a ...

A national treasure, the image is housed in the ancient Shingon temple of Kanshinji in the city of Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture. According to tradition, the temple was established in 701 by En ...

But after the capital was transferred to Heian (now Kyoto) in 794, new sects including the Tendai sect founded by Saichō and the Shingon sect founded by Kūkai became established in court society ...

Collectively known as Kumano Sanzan, these sohonsha (“head shrines”) form the spiritual centre of Shingon Buddhism, established in the 9th century. The entire area was named a world heritage ...

He said that in 1998, before the dissolution order, the religious organization sold its main facility to Kongobuji temple, the main temple of Koyasan Shingon Buddhism, for about 1.6 billion yen ...

Though dedicated to different deities, all the sites have ties to the revered monk Kōbō Daishi (774-835, also known as Kukai), the central figure of the Henro and the founder of the Shingon ...

The 1,400-kilometer route connects sacred sites associated with Kukai (774-835), the monk who founded the Shingon sect of Buddhism and is known posthumously as Kobo Daishi. Moreton said he was ...

Every winter Mount Rokko adds a snow park to its many leisure facilities. A short train ride and cable car from downtown Kobe City, Rokko snow park offers beginner-level skiing and snowing facilities, ...