The Hiroshima Daibutsu (big Buddha statue) is currently enshrined at Gokurakuji temple in Ando, Nara Prefecture, and will be temporarily sent back to Hiroshima for the first time in 67 years to go ...

She shared that she ate "the most amazing dinner" while she waited for the roads to be cleared by the snow plows and shared a photo of her food. When she finished dinner, Nara attempted to head ...

Nara—who is married to fellow model Lucky Blue Smith—shared that she had the help of a local resident who moved her car to a parking lot by a French restaurant. After enjoying her dinner while ...

Today this cast-bronze statue is known throughout the world as the Nara Daibutsu, or Great Buddha, and Tōdaiji is both the principal attraction in Nara, drawing many people from throughout Japan ...

Nara Lokesh, Andhra Pradesh’s Minister for Human Resources Development, IT and Electronics and RTG, shares his vision for the state’s future in an exclusive interview with Siddharth Zarabi ...

The chief image enshrined at the temple Tōdaiji in Nara, the Great Buddha was built around 1,300 years ago on the command of Emperor Shōmu (701–756; r. 724–749) to pray for peace and ...

Nara's symbol, the world's largest bronze statue of Rushana Daibutsu is seated in the Great Buddha Hall located in the vast grounds. The temple has been designated as a World Heritage site. Commanding ...

The National Archives is seeking volunteers to help with transcribing historical archives. These documents include Revolutionary War pension records. People interested in participating can sign up ...

The makers of a new documentary alleging the iconic "Napalm Girl" photo was deliberately credited to the wrong photographer -- claims denied by the Associated Press -- said Sunday that it is ...