Archaeologists in Kyoto recently uncovered the ruins of ... After reading about the 1,300-year-old cafeteria found in a Buddhist temple, go inside the history of sumo wrestling, Japan’s national ...

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.

Kyoto has long been at the top of my list of places to visit. The city, known as the cultural capital of Japan, is home to numerous Buddhist temples, the Imperial Palace, Shinto shrines ...

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 ...

30 percent of respondents made tree burial contracts because they felt the sacred atmosphere inside the temple areas. Another 30 percent said that they did so because they like Kyoto. Manpukuji ...

Minamiyamashiro, in the very south of Kyoto Pref., was once an important transportation hub, and many Buddhist temples were built to spiritually watch over this secluded region. Around the 15th ...

The temple asked the Kyoto prefectural government and the Cultural ... They decided to cook ramen inside a tent on the temple grounds and obtained a business permit from a public health center ...

There are more than 400 shinto shrines across Japan’s ancient capital, according to Inside Kyoto ... longevity or love. Temples ticked off, I got a little lost wandering in Kyoto’s bustling ...

This 5-story pagoda is one of the few pagodas in Japan that allow visitors to actually go inside. Also known as the Hokanji Temple, this Japanese landmark is the oldest pagoda in Kyoto ...