Explore top hotels in Kyoto like Six Senses and Banyan Tree to witness sakura season with scenic views and unbeatable ...

The world’s most popular cities may be inundated with tourists, but you don’t have to become part of the crowd – just switch ...

It passes the Kyoto Museum of Art and the Heian Shrine, while providing access to Okazaki Shrine and numerous shrines and temples in the foothills of north-east Higashiyama – not to mention the ...

named after the ancient capital's fourth east-west avenue when Kyoto was known as Heian-Kyo, stretches from Yasaka Shrine in the east to Matsuno Shrine in the west, making it a central transportation ...

YAWATA, Kyoto Prefecture--Iwashimizu Hachimangu shrine here is a government-designated national treasure, but it is also home to a relatively unknown monument dedicated to Thomas Edison (1847-1931).

Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back ...

Mount Yoshino offers a good (and beautiful) reason to get out of Tokyo and Kyoto and venture off the beaten path.

Maruyama Park sits to the east of Yasaka Shrine. The interior of the park spreads out across gently rolling hills and comes complete with a walking path around a lake. Known as a popular spot for ...