A large temple near Kongobuji. The visitor’s lodging is decorated with fusuma images and furnishings that have a long history. Elevators, parking lots, and large baths are provided allowing you to ...

Legend has it that this temple got its start during the reign of Emperor Nintoku, when an stranded Indian priest found a Kannon Bosatsu statue in the waters of Nachi Falls, placing the statue here. Up ...

Tucked halfway up a mountain, deep in Japan's Wakayama prefecture you will find what just might be Japan's most beautiful ...

As a candidate of the Democratic Party of Japan representing the Wakayama No. 1 district, Kishimoto gained his first Diet seat in the election, which also saw the DPJ take power from the Liberal ...

South Korea expressed deep regret Tuesday after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent a ritual offering to a war shrine ...

Wakayama Prefecture Governor Shuhei Kishimoto died in Wakayama City on Tuesday morning. He was 68. Kishimoto was found collapsed at the governor's official residence by his secretary at around 10:15 a ...

Worm arrived in Japan on Sept. 21 for sightseeing and arrived in Wakayama Prefecture on Sept. 30. On Oct. 16, his father contacted the Wakayama prefectural police through his friend who lives in ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds from SSE to SE at 12 to 16 mph (19.3 to 25.7 kph). The overnight low will be 62 °F (16.7 °C). Cloudy with a high of 72 °F (22.2 °C). Winds variable at 11 to 14 mph (17.7 ...

In the town of Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, the southernmost part of Honshu, the flowers of Japanese radish that grow wild on the seaside bloom, giving a full-fledged sense of spring.

Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri showed her fall fashion collection of loose, minimalist styles in the garden of Toji temple in Kyoto ... owned Dior's ties to Japan, where it has held ...

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows travelers with its stunning natural scenery, which visitors say is best viewed from the verandah off the temple's main building.