The Hiroshima Daibutsu (big Buddha statue) is currently enshrined at Gokurakuji ... meters tall and believed to have been made during the Kamakura Period (1185-1333), in or around 1200.

Here’s how to explore the best of Japan’s capital, from summer festivals and less-visited neighborhoods to day trips to World Heritage sites.

This underrated city was once the capital of Japan in the Middle Ages and is now a beautiful, tourist-friendly hub with ...

With festivals taking place throughout the year in Tokyo, you have a good chance that your trip will coincide with a ...

NAGAOKAKYO, Kyoto Prefecture--An 11-face Kannon Buddhist statue kept at Otokunidera temple here that stands 180 centimeters tall and dates from the Kamakura Period (1185-1333) is only the third ...

This statue of Virudhaka (Zōchōten ... the Kondō (Golden Hall), with its seated image of Miroku (Maitreya), the Buddha of the Future, was the temple’s main hall. This changed during the ...

Kamakura boasts dozens of shrines including the Great Buddha, a towering 13-metre bronze statue that miraculously survived a tsunami in the 15th century. The city is home to a thriving culinary ...

The city of Kamakura is one of Japan ... Throughout it all, the great Buddha remained standing. Take a good long look at the statue during your visit, but don't bother going inside the temple ...