In Tokyo, monks walk across fire—and you can join them

A Shugendo ceremony on the outskirts of Tokyo shows Daniel Stables a wilder, more visceral side to the Japanese temple ...

Chart goes viral showing how Japanese monks 'accidentally' created world's longest climate dataset, spanning 1,200 years

Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and ...

Science Confirms Why Zen Gardens Work — And How to Cultivate One Like a Japanese Monk

The monks who built the world’s most famous Zen gardens weren’t sitting quietly beside them, gazing into the distance. They ...

'Forced rice eating' ritual held at Buddhist temple in Japan

A Buddhist temple in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, has held a unique traditional ceremony in which monks symbolically ...
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Japanese Buddhist monks try to lure believers with fashion, rap music

~ Some temples have introduced cafes, art galleries and other innovations to reach out to young people. TOKYO -- Japanese monks and nuns hit the catwalk in Tokyo on Saturday in a bid to spread ...
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Japan: Monks, nuns take catwalk to lure young Buddhists

TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese monks and nuns hit the catwalk in Tokyo on Saturday in a bid to spread Buddhism among younger people in this rapidly aging society. The fashion show opened with a Buddhist ...