The stone garden at Ryoanji Temple in Kyoto is perhaps the most famous of all Japanese gardens, and in 1994 it was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Open throughout the year, this ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Inspired by the Zen rock garden of the renowned Ryoanji Temple in Kyoto, which ...

KYOTO--Cultural properties rarely seen by the public are now on show as part of the Kyoto Winter Special Openings campaign. Hosted by the city government and the Kyoto City Tourism Association, the ...

Here are the most popular temples around Arashiyama and Uzumasa, with travel tips and more, according to LIVE JAPAN, a top-class travel website for visitors to Japan. Our ranking is based on the most ...

Zen gardens are not minimalist mumbo jumbo or pretentious piles of rocks but contain hidden patterns that stimulate the unconscious mind, according to a scientific analysis of the most celebrated ...

The secret of the mysterious, centuries-old appeal of the Ryoanji Temple garden in Kyoto has been solved, claim scientists in Japan. They think visitors unconsciously detect a “hidden” tree pattern, ...

Graffiti apparently rendered with permanent markers is seen on a plaster wall of the main gate to Ryoanji Temple in Kyoto's Ukyo Ward. (Photo courtesy of Ryoanji Temple) KYOTO -- A 44-year-old man was ...