Established in 725AD and fostered by the Maeda clan, the temple also displays Japan's largest cliff-carved Fudo Myo-o, a guardian deity believed to guide spiritual travellers on their path to ...

Shikoku has a quiet, but profound presence in Japan's archipelago ... gate stands at the edge of a cliff, flanked by cedar trees. Situated on Mount Unpen, this temple is the highest point of ...

However, Buseoksa temple in South Chungcheong province, located in west-central South Korea, claimed that the statue was looted in the 14th century by Japanese “wako” pirates.