The world has slowly grown to pay attention to only two religions: Christianity and Islam. These two religions have 2.3 ...

The Floating World,” a multimedia extravaganza inspired by the art of 18th- and 19th-century Japan, is on view through ...

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The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session ...

In rural Nagasaki, a dwindling number of Hidden Christians practise centuries-old rituals to honour their ancestors ...

This group of statues with Amida Nyorai (the Buddha) flanked by two attendant bodhisattvas combines gravity with grace.

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Miyoko Ito survived an earthquake, incarceration and illness. Her transportive paintings defied ideas about abstract art.

Unschooled in Hindu art, I didn’t know that I was contemplating a pichwai (from the Sanskrit for “back” and “hanging”), a ...

The visitor returns not just with the jewel-like beauty of the country imprinted on the mind, the body rejuvenated by hot ...

There’s no denying that social media has an outsize influence on the movements of the modern traveller, but on my most recent ...

The ultimate design-lover's guide to where to stay, what to eat, and the sites you can't miss in the historic Japanese city.