It is regarded as one of Japan’s three most distinguished hanging bells. On New Year’s Eve, the monks will start striking the bell around 10:40 p.m. Over two hours, they will ring the bell 108 ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. The Japanese monk who loves make-up [Courtesy] As make-up artist Kodo Nishimura sashays ...

The Fire-Walking Festival, or Saito Goma-Ku, is scheduled for 1 p.m. on March 1 outside the Kito-den Hall in Hachioji, a western suburb of Tokyo. The event, held at the base of the sacred mountain, ...

He wants to share with the world "things only I can tell because I'm a homosexual monk." "In Japan, it is not common for people to be torn apart over coming out as an LGBTQ+ because it would go ...

An assistant chief priest at Ryugasan Unmon Temple in Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, is working to become an interfaith chaplain, challenging the traditional view that monks should not be involved at ...

A so-called temple run by two Japanese monks of the Mahayana sect at Liberty Plaza was closed down by Police yesterday after a group of Buddhist monks staged a protest against it. The foreign monks ...

After two years of rigorous training, Nishimura became a monk and now combines that role with his makeup career. In contrast to many major religions, Japanese Buddhism has no opposition to LGBTQ.