Sanjūsangen-dō Temple – Home of 1001 Kannon Statues in Kyoto, Japan
The holy building of Rengeō-in is popularly known as Sanjūsangen-dō and was founded in 1164 AD, at the demand of...
Kiyomizu-dera, One Of Kyoto’s Most Famous Landmarks
Kiyomizu-dera, meaning ‘pure water temple’, is one of Kyoto’s signature landmarks and most visited tourist attractions. Located halfway up Mt....
A Night Tour of Scotland’s Most Haunted Castle – Glamis Castle
Glamis Castle is steeped in legend and has over 1,000 years of history. It is the ancestral seat to the...
Shukubo – Japan’s Temple Lodgings
Shukubo were originally simple lodgings for monks, however the term now refers to temples that offer overnight accommodation to guests....
Kōya-san’s Reihokan Museum – A Treasure Trove of Buddhist Art
The Reihokan Museum in Kōya-san holds and exhibits numerous priceless treasures, artworks and assets of the 1,200 year-old complex, including...
Sanko-No-Matsu – The Pine of the Three-Pointed Vajra in Kōya-san, Japan
Legend has it that shortly before Kōbō Daishi (Kūkai) returned to Japan from China, where he had been studying Shingon...
Shoshazan Engyoji Temple – A Sacred Complex on Mount Shosha, Japan
Shoshazan Engyoji Temple, meaning ‘Temple of the Complete Teachings’, is an atmospheric temple complex, which is spread over a forested...
Fudo-dō, Koyasān’s Oldest Building
Fudo-dō, the hall dedicated to Fudō Myō-e (Acala), was first built around 1198 and then rebuilt in the late Kamakura...
Hawaiian Leis and A Plumeria Farm on Molokai
Plumerias are named after a French Botonist, Charles Plumier, who first catalogued the New World flora in the 17th century....
Rukkaku Kyozo, Danjo Garan’s Sutra Repository – Kōyasan, Japan
This hexagonal-shaped sutra repository was originally built in 1159 to house a complete copy of the Buddhist scriptures, written in...