A typical visit to Japan for many ... Today, the temple stay is appealing to a new demographic of travelers. Regardless of religious or cultural background, the experience can be transformative.

Shukubo: The Japanese temples where you can sleep alongside monks (Credit: John S Lander/LightRocket via Getty Images) There is perhaps no more immersive spiritual experience in Japan than ...

Video / The Washington Post A typical visit to Japan for ... Today, the temple stay is appealing to a new demographic of travellers. Regardless of religious or cultural background, the experience ...

Today, 117 remain, strewn around a few photogenic streets, and their wood-carved and gold-lined interiors put them among Japan’s loveliest. In the past, these temples operated under strict ...