Takatori, Nara Walking through the vast areas on the mountainside of Mount Takatori, you will see many eye related things: ...

The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most visited ... nearly the entire temple was razed). The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness.

Take in the sights and sounds of Tokyo’s oldest temple, Sensō-ji, in Asakusa, a sprawling complex built in the 600s to house a statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy. Visitors enter through two ...

The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its most visited ... nearly the entire temple was razed). The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness.

Notable exhibits at the exhibition in Nara will include a statuette of Bodhisattva in Pensive Pose from Chuguji temple; a standing statue of Kannon Bodhisattva ... at the Tokyo National Museum ...

A 14th-century bronze Buddha statue from Korea’s Goryeo-era, stolen by a South Korean theft ring from Kannon Temple on Japan’s Tsushima Island in 2012, will officially be returned to the ...

Tokyo's oldest and most significant Buddhist temple. Founded in 628 AD, its rich history stretches back nearly 1,400 years.

The infant she holds is said to be 15 meters long, the same height as the famous Great Buddha statue at Todaiji Temple in the ancient capital of Nara. The Kaga Dai-Kannon statue – shining gold ...

NARA--Todaiji temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site ... people commit and pray for world peace in front of the 11-faced Kannon statue, the temple’s main deity. Spectators will also be allowed ...