KYOTO--Cultural treasures usually off-limits ... Kajuji and Gankeiji temples. Toji temple's Kodo hall and five-story pagoda in Minami Ward round off the list. Meanwhile, 11 venues across the ...

KYOTO--Visitors to the ancient capital will ... Chion-in temple from Oct. 28 to Nov. 6; Rokuonji temple and Toji temple’s Gojunoto pagoda, both World Heritage sites, from Nov. 1 to 12; Reizeike ...

Japan will designate Buddhist Manpuku-ji Temple in Kyoto as a national treasure, and six other structures as important cultural properties. A meeting at the Agency for Cultural Affairs reached the ...

A man, whose job is to help preserve Japan's cultural heritage, mistakenly crashed his car into the country's oldest toilet. A man whose job it is to help preserve Japan's cultural heritage has ...

Why did Kyoto’s founders choose this specific location? From natural defenses provided by surrounding hills to the strategic ...

Bunny Hegberg, a jewelry stylist from Brooklyn, spent a few days in Kyoto and says she was immediately drawn to the famous Kobo-Ichi Market on the grounds of the Toji Temple. "As we stepped foot ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows travelers with its stunning natural scenery, which visitors say is best viewed from the verandah off the temple's main building.

It is autumn leaf season in Kyoto, when the vibrant foliage turns the already picturesque Japanese city into a startling masterpiece. As with the arrival of cherry blossoms in the spring, this ...

Integrated into the futuristic labyrinth of Kyoto Station, this hotel is the antithesis of the historic ryokan, for which Kyoto is famous. Rather, it forges into the future with modernistic ...