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Chart goes viral showing how Japanese monks 'accidentally' created world's longest climate dataset, spanning 1,200 years

Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset. Chart goes viral showing how ...

In Tokyo, monks walk across fire—and you can join them

A Shugendo ceremony on the outskirts of Tokyo shows Daniel Stables a wilder, more visceral side to the Japanese temple ...

Science Confirms Why Zen Gardens Work — And How to Cultivate One Like a Japanese Monk

The monks who built the world’s most famous Zen gardens weren’t sitting quietly beside them, gazing into the distance. They ...
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Japanese Buddhist monks try to lure believers with fashion, rap music

~ Some temples have introduced cafes, art galleries and other innovations to reach out to young people. TOKYO -- Japanese monks and nuns hit the catwalk in Tokyo on Saturday in a bid to spread ...