Japan has seven “lucky” gods. According to legend, they sail into harbor on New Year’s morning on their treasure ship to ...

The seven lucky gods pilgrimage is a less hurried alternative to the often-crowded first temple or shrine visit of the year.

KYOTO--Ninnaji temple is hosting a 3-D virtual reality tour showcasing 33 Buddhist deities, offering visitors ... In addition to Japanese, there are also explanations available in English ...

Dragon deity worship in Japan further developed from the 13th century with the spread of Zen Buddhism in Kyoto. 11:39 The ceiling of the monks' lecture hall is decorated with a giant painting of a ...

Dr Amanda Foreman discusses how Shinto merged with Buddhism in Japan and makes particular reference ... but the chief deity within Shinto is female. She contrasts this with beliefs about the ...

Daisaku Ikeda, a former leader of Japan's influential Buddhist group Soka Gakkai, has died at the age of 95. Over decades Ikeda expanded the organisation's international following and forged links ...