YAWATA, Kyoto Prefecture--Iwashimizu Hachimangu shrine here is a government-designated national treasure, but it is also home to a relatively unknown monument dedicated to Thomas Edison (1847-1931).

UJI, Kyoto Prefecture--A monument honoring the 36 lives lost in an arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio has been erected in a park here, five years after Japan's deadliest mass killing in ...

A DVD produced in order to enhance the knowledge of the eleven properties in Japan currently included in the World Heritage List. - Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto: the shrines and temples that ...

The garden, as well as the grounds, are among the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, which were designated by UNESCO in 1994. Recent visitors described the temple as very special, serene and a ...

A haiku produced on a TV show by Japanese comedian Junior Chihara has been engraved on a stone monument unveiled near ...