In a nation as culturally rich as Japan, it can be hard to know how to spend your time there. Here are ten of our favorite ...

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 ...

The Japanese tea ceremony, also called chanoyu or sado, is a traditional cultural activity that centers around the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha, powdered green tea. This ceremony ...

Finally, Japanese learned about Buddhism by reading Chinese texts and built major temples throughout the city of Nara. Emperor Shōmu, who ruled during the middle of the Nara period, was a devoutly ...

Daisaku Ikeda, who headed Soka Gakkai, a Japanese Buddhist organization, that includes famed musician Herbie Hancock and other celebrities in its fold, has died at 95, the Japanese religious ...

“I am a Christian but gave thought to philosophies in Buddhism in my process of mastering Japanese-style painting,” she said. “I feel the religions may share some concepts.” The completed ...