Toji—literally the ‘East Temple’—has a famous five-storied pagoda that’s particularly picturesque in autumn, when surrounded by colored leaves. This is a common image seen in posters and T.V.

KYOTO—More than 10,000 visitors have already stepped onto the otherworldly grounds of Toji temple here in the week since the start of its “Toji Tsuki Kairou” (Toji moon corridor). The light-up event ...

KYOTO, Japan >> Architectural remains of foundation supports found at the site of a former Kyoto temple may have been those of a pagoda. The Saiji temple built in Kyoto together with the Toji temple, ...

YOUR correspondent is indebted to readers for their interesting comments about last week's column on timber-framed buildings. He is especially grateful to Anjin-san, whose observations about Japanese ...