The Vietnamese man now staying at the temple came to Japan as a technical intern and worked at a construction company in Fukuoka Prefecture. But he couldn’t stand the cruel working conditions ...

The temple grounds feature 1,000 azaleas that, when viewed from inside the hall of 100 Buddha statues, resemble a beautiful painting. The red azaleas of Fukuoka | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News The red ...

Despite being Japan’s sixth largest city ... which continue to be sites of Buddhist practice today. While Fukuoka’s temples–like Tōchō-ji, which dates back to 806 AD–allude to the ...

Japan’s first Zen temple, founded in 1195, and Jotenji, where udon and soba are said to have originated. With easy access to beaches, mountains and plenty of green space, Fukuoka offers city dwellers ...