Meet the Yamabushi, a group of alpine ascetics who are opting out of the rat race and reconnecting with nature.

Born in India 25 centuries ago, Buddhism changed greatly as it made its way through China and to Japan, where it arrived in the sixth century CE. Today’s Japanese Buddhism is vastly different ...

Pilgrimages have been part of Japanese culture for over a thousand years. The UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo is legendary among ...

A 62-year-old retiree from Suita, Osaka Prefecture, found a couple of surprises on his journey to express gratitude for the ...

The Sakuranesia Foundation, an Indonesia-based organization focused on education and culture, recently organized a historic ...

Dr Amanda Foreman discusses how Shinto merged with Buddhism in Japan and makes particular reference to the centrality of women within Shinto beliefs. Not only are women able to take practical ...

That's why I want to deliver my message to all kinds of sexual minorities outside Japan through the book." Nishimura grew up at a Tokyo temple of the Jodo sect of Buddhism. After graduating from ...

Japan has seven “lucky” gods. According to legend, they sail into harbor on New Year’s morning on their treasure ship to ...

Daisaku Ikeda, a former leader of Japan's influential Buddhist group Soka Gakkai, has died at the age of 95. Over decades Ikeda expanded the organisation's international following and forged links ...