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Buddhist statue stolen from Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago is returned from Korea

A 14th-century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday following a yearslong legal battle between Japan and Korea over its ownership that had ...
Hartford Courant

Staying in a Japanese temple is an extraordinary experience

A typical visit to Japan for many tourists consists of a few days in Tokyo, a train over to Kyoto, maybe Osaka. You stay in a hotel full of amenities, or, if you’re on a budget, you might be staying ...
Yahoo

12 most unforgettable shrines and temples in Japan

Kinkaku-ji is one of the shrines in Japan, also known as the Golden Pavilion. (Photo: Klook SG) In Japan, the two main religions are Shinto and Buddhism as most Japanese consider themselves Buddhist, ...
AOL

Buddhist bells, dragons & water, oh my! Inside the oldest bells in Japan

If you’ve visited Buddhist temples in Japan, chances are you passed through their entry gates and continued straight to their venerable main halls. Perhaps you admired the architecture, gazed upon ...
New York Post

17-year-old tourist accused of vandalizing 8th-century Japanese temple

A 17-year-old Canadian boy was taken in for questioning in Japan for allegedly carving up a pillar at a 1,200-year-old Buddhist temple listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, local police said. The ...
KXAN

A Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago is returned from South Korea

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — A 14th century Korean Buddhist ...