Cats are seen as symbols of good luck in Japan. With their cultural significance from cat temples to cat “station attendants, ...

KYOTO--One stone statue of an enlightened Buddhist person here cradles a cat in its arms while another ... that stand shoulder-to-shoulder at a temple in the city’s Ukyo Ward were rarely ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...