SANBAGAWA, Gunma Prefecture--Benmou Suzuki’s dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly looks like prized real estate. Yet the monk ...

On certain holidays, the temple hosts special night hours. For ordinary visiting hours, admission is 400 yen (about $3.50). Ask about the special tour given in English for international visitors.

Tsubosakadera temple in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, is known as a place where people can come to pray for eye diseases to be cured. Its main object of worship is a statue of the 11-faced ...

If you don't want to share space with throngs of tourists, visitors suggest coming early morning or late at night. The Senso-ji Temple is easily accessed via the Asakusa station. Although the ...