NARA--Medieval carpenters in Japan had a few tricks up their sleeves that astound experts even today. A pair of octagonal circular halls on the premises of 1,300-year-old Kofukuji temple here, a ...

A Canadian teenager has been questioned by police in Japan after carving letters on a wooden pillar of an ... pillar at the Toshodaiji Kondo temple complex in Nara, Japan. The boy was caught ...

In Area 1, we saw the impressive Great South Gate and its Kongo Rikishi, then took some photos at the mirror pond. We strolled up a historic stone walk to the Nigatsu-do Hall and learned about the ...

The Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area are located in Nara Prefecture. The property consists of forty-eight ancient wooden structures located at the two temples sites, twenty-one at Horyu-ji ...

The Toshodaiji Kondo Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, was built more than 1,200 years ago, but this didn’t deter a Canadian ...

“Japan, which boasts a rich tradition of wooden structures as represented by Todaiji and Horyuji temples (in Nara), will be hosting an expo,” he said. “Given that our country is a global ...

Continue your explorations of Nara's seven temples at the Horyuji Temple, which is one of the oldest in Japan and includes a ...

Chinese bellflowers, known in Japan as kikyo, are in full bloom at the World Heritage Site of Gangoji Temple, Nara. With their balloon-like buds and star-shaped flowers, kikyo have a special place ...

The imposing figure, supported by a magnificent painted halo made from extravagantly carved wood, possesses ... Kondō (Golden Hall) at the temple Murōji in Uda, Nara Prefecture.

When people ask why I have not done research in the United States National Archives and Records Administration (Nara), my ...

When you construct anything with wood, you’re confronted with the problem of how to make two pieces stay together. This is ...