The S$2.60 fee per tourist is needed to address nuisance behaviour, the temple says. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

At the Kamiyacho Open Terrace inside central Tokyo's Komyoji temple, ... "For Japanese, temples were once a part of daily life," said Keisuke Matsumoto, 24, a monk and the owner of the cafe.

The first temple built in Asia was the Tokyo Japan Temple dedicated in October 1980. Japan is currently home to more than 130,000 Latter-day Saints in about 250 congregations. San Diego California ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has a long history of pragmatism about traditional religions, ... There are about 160,000 temples and shrines in Japan, according to government statistics.