Five percent “donated bells but managed to recover them after the war ended.” The Japanese ... temple, which is situated in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture, close to Lake Biwako, donated a more ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

Hard times have befallen a copper-works company that has forged thousands of temple bells around Japan that are traditionally rung on New Year’s Eve. Oigo Works Co., based in Takaoka ...