The richly colored murals at the Kitora Tomb in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, have been confirmed to include the Chinese zodiac animals of the dragon, the snake and the monkey, according to a new study. The ...

The first mural was discovered in the ancient Kitora tomb in 1983. On the north wall, a survey team—using a fiberscope to view inside—identified a picture of Genbu, the black turtle-snake ...

ASUKA, Nara -- Murals that have been extracted from two ancient tombs here will go on public display in July -- following a painstaking restoration process -- the Agency of Cultural Affairs announced ...

ASUKA, Nara -- A museum exhibiting the world's oldest astronomical image discovered from the Kitora Tomb -- believed to have been built sometime between the end of the seventh century and the ...