KYOTO--Police have opened an investigation into graffiti scratched into a pillar of the Sanmon gate, a centuries-old national treasure at Chionin temple, the main place of worship of the Jodo sect ...

Likely the most popular temple that Tokyo has to offer. The outer Kaminarimon gate is an iconic symbol of Japan and it only gets more historic as you go further into the temple. Inside is multiple ...

For example, it leveled an approximately 10-centimeter gap under the massive red lantern at the Kaminarimon gate, the main gateway to the temple. The temple carried out the work during large-scale ...