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In Rural Japan, Learning Zen Mindfulness at an 800-Year-Old Temple
At a big-hearted retreat surrounded by nature, Zen rituals fused with mindfulness practices teach Kate Crockett to be more ...
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Kyoto’s Ninnaji temple shrouded in magical mystery mist
When lights are shone through the dense mist at night, the effect is ... executive director of the temple. The event was selected and supported by the Japan Tourism Agency as part of efforts ...
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Luxury suite on sacred Mt. Koya in west Japan draws tourists at $1,200 per night
A luxurious suite at a temple lodging facility on Mount Koya, a sacred Buddhist site in western Japan, has been attracting a surge o ...
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As sales of Japan temples and shrines surge, a crackdown on bad-faith buyers
SANBAGAWA, Gunma Prefecture--Benmou Suzuki’s dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly looks like prized real estate. Yet the monk ...