Once Japan’s Imperial capital, the city has been a spiritual and cultural epicentre for more than a thousand years. That ...

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Spring is in the air, but astronomical spring is only just beginning. This year, spring officially commences on 20 March, coinciding with the spring equinox (aka the vernal equinox), when day and ...

NARA -- Large torches were ignited March 12 during the annual "Shuni-e" two-week training of Buddhist priests at Todaiji temple's Nigatsu-do hall here. When the approximately 8-meter-long ...

During the training, 11 priests known as the "rengyoshu" seclude themselves in the hall until dawn each day, praying for peace and a bountiful harvest. This practice has never been interrupted, even ...

Devotees on the first day of Navratri on Sunday thronged temples in Sambhal, Varanasi, and Ayodhya, while markets were abuzz ahead of Eid, which is coming after a month-long run-up. Tight security ...

A massive wildfire that began in Sancheong County and swept through nearby regions in South Gyeongsang Province has been fully contained, authorities said Sunday. The main fires were under control ...

122 x 152 cm. (48 x 59.8 in.) ...