A redesigned plaza surrounds the landmark five-story pagoda in the Japanese Tea Garden of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

He didn’t build it. He never visited it or even wrote about it. Yet, when it comes to the distinctly Japanese-inspired Pagoda House at 2037 Napoleon Ave., local lore — which has never depended ...

An ancient Japanese temple inspired an Italian inventor to create a piece of technology vital for smartphones. The Toji Pagoda in Kyoto has stood in the same place for more than 1,200 years ...

Japanese-inspired porcelain tiles from Canada, attached with a screw at the end of each eave support, were also Jim’s idea. Each tile is different, he said, and there are more than 200 of them ...

Following a two-year restoration project, the Japanese Tea Garden's towering red pagoda in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park has been officially revived to its full glory, 107 years after its ...

Wave tattoos are inspired by traditional Japanese woodblock prints, ... Serene Pagoda in Nature. A pagoda represents peace ...

Following a two-year restoration project, the Japanese Tea Garden’s towering red pagoda in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park has been officially revived to its full glory, 107 years after its ...

An ancient Japanese temple inspired an Italian inventor to create a piece of technology vital for smartphones. The Toji Pagoda in Kyoto has stood in the same place for more than 1,200 years ...

Following a two-year restoration project, the Japanese Tea Garden's towering red pagoda in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park has been officially revived to its full glory, 107 years after its ...

The Toji Pagoda in Kyoto may look like an 1,200-year-old relic but it has also played its part in developing advanced smartphone technology. CNN values your feedback 1.