Tsubosakadera temple in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, is known as a place where people can come to pray for eye diseases to be ...

as well as crane game prizes featuring the kneeling Gundam statue, among many other goods. Coinciding with the Expo’s duration, The Gundam Base Pop-Up World Tour in Osaka will open at the ...

A video of the act has gone viral. A video of a Salwar Kameez-clad woman scaling a statue at a Thai Temple has enraged social media. She and her accomplice were spotted picking mangoes from a ...

Construction of the hall began shortly after the temple's founding and it survived until Doikki (peasant uprising) of 1486. It was rebuilt thanks to contributions from Hideyori Toyotomi in 1603. In ...

This is where the foodie city of Osaka, affectionately ... a nearly 50-foot-tall Great Buddha statue. This UNESCO World Heritage site is part of a sprawling temple complex that encompasses part ...

Many come here to pray for success in their careers and relationships. If you’re visiting Osaka Castle, why not take a moment to stop by and experience its unique charm? The Houkoku Shrine just ...

the temple’s former chief steward, spoke with robot scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro, who is a professor at Osaka University. Goto asked Ishiguro to “create a Buddhist statue via robotics,” to ...

The wooden statue is 9.8 centimeters tall and modeled after the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate in formal attire. It is believed to have been carved in the late Edo Period (1603-1867).