From misty Pekoe trails in Sri Lanka to Chiang Mai’s temple circuits, these are our top 25 picks for places to visit in Asia in 2025.

Because “fish” in Chinese sounds like the word for “surplus,” these specially bred carp are often kept as auspicious symbols of wealth. There are more than 600 temples, shrines ...

Photo credit: Anna Diehl The earliest event on the plaques is the 1885 expulsion of Chinese residents ... is the “Japanese Stone Lantern,” tucked away in a tranquil garden outside the main ...

ART21: What was the process like, for the stone ... that is more garden-like than corporate, if you will. I had gone to Japan in the early ’80s for a visit of little over a month. I just traveled all ...

Graffiti was discovered on a stone pillar at ... war memorial this year. Shrine staff called police in the early morning after discovering two Chinese characters meaning "Toilet" written on ...

Police obtained an arrest warrant on Nov. 21 for a Chinese teenager in connection with vandalization committed at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo ... for “toilet” on a stone pillar at the entrance ...

PHUKET: Phuket officials officially announced the establishment of a new national Chinese shrine association, including shrines in many areas across the country, at a ceremony held at Kathu Shrine ...

Tales of the miraculous have always encircled the Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine ... Chinese sarcophagus containing some of Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes. “It’s not just this beautiful gar ...

At least 40 shrines (mazar, sufi graveyards, dargahs) in the country have been targeted in 44 incidents of attack since August 4 last year, the government has said, citing police reports.