Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

Kinkakuji, one of Kyoto's most famous Zen temples, was destroyed in a fire exactly 70 years ago today. Taizan Egami, 84, who was a 14-year-old novice monk at the time, was awakened around 3 a.m ...

In a city brimming with ancient temples, tranquil gardens (well, some are) and rich cultural heritage lies perhaps the most famous of all ... a nickname. The Zen temple’s official name is ...

I make my own offering, and we leave the hall for breakfast. This is how days begin at Dairyuji, an 800-year-old Zen temple—a place of ancient beams, lofty halls, and deep, deep time—in Akita ...

Karesansui is a dry-gardening style that developed in the 14th century from ascetic practices at Zen temples. Monks meditate for enlightenment in a world of rippling patterns and curious rock ...