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Japan's Buddhist temples to offer rooms to rent after law changeby Danielle Demetriou , The Telegrraph, 28 May 2018Tokyo, Japan -- The words “spiritual” and “spartan” are not often used to describe properties listed on Airbnb. They are, however, more likely to crop up following the launch of a service devoted to providing accommodation in temples across Japan. more…
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Ancient Banquet Hall Near Country's First Buddhist Temple Discovered in Former Capital of JapanBy Sydney Pereira, Newsweek, Feb 26, 2018Tokyo, Japan -- Archaeologists may have found a 63-foot-long banquet hall for nobility, dating back to the Asuka period, which extended from 538 A.D. to 794 A.D. What remains of the structure are holes in the ground measuring 3 to 4 feet wide, where, researchers believe, wooden pillars once stood lining the banquet hall. more…
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Nara temple unravels giant scroll of 11-faced Buddhist statueBy YUYA TANAKA, Asahi Shimbun, February 28, 2018SAKURAI, Nara Prefecture (Japan) -- A gigantic scroll containing a life-size picture of the main Buddhist statue of Hasedera temple here has been dusted off for the first display in six years. more…
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Buddhist temples in Japan get digital upgrade with new techno wooden fishby Oona McGee, Sora News 24, Dec 23, 2017 The most entertaining way to recite the Heart Sutra.
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This Japanese robot can host low-cost Buddhist funeralsby Matthew Field, The Telegraph, 24 August 2017Tokyo, Japan -- Robots have been accused of taking people's jobs and stealing sexual partners. Now, they could also be used to give humans their last rites. more…
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