Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor temple complex: the torso ...
He decided to make the gigantic statue of Virgin Mary as a memorial in 1981, when John Paul II became the first pope to visit Japan, with Nagasaki included in his itinerary. Oyamatsu first created ...
Japan has a host of awe-inspiring traditional festivals every year, some of which have been celebrated for centuries. Festivals, also known as matsuri, are steeped in tradition, offering visitors ...
The bronze statue is based on the novel, Konjiki Yasha (The Golden Demon), written by Koyo Ozaki, which gained popularity in the Meiji period (1868-1912). The novel greatly helped make the name of ...