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Street fundraising by Buddhist monks

Buddhist monks from World Heritage-listed Kinpusenji Temple head out for their annual year-end street fundraising campaign in Yoshino in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 1, 2025.

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Monks follow pilgrimage of Shingon founder as training

OSAKA, Japan - Monks depart from Kinpusenji, a temple in Yoshino, Nara Prefecture, on May 28, 2014, as they hit the road for a 55-kilometer pilgrimage that Kobo Daishi (774-835), founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism, is believed to have walked in his youth.

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"Jumping frog" event at Kinpusenji in Nara Pref.

A man clad in a frog costume performs in a traditional "jumping frog" event at Kinpusenji, a World Heritage Buddhist temple in the town of Yoshino, Nara Prefecture, Japan, on July 7, 2015. The event is based on a folktale from the Heian period. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monks follow pilgrimage of Shingon founder as training

OSAKA, Japan - Monks depart from Kinpusenji, a temple in Yoshino, Nara Prefecture, on May 28, 2014, as they hit the road for a 55-kilometer pilgrimage that Kobo Daishi (774-835), founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism, is believed to have walked in his youth. (Kyodo)