Ryoan-ji is probably Kyoto's most famous rock garden. The minimalist design of the place, which features 15 rocks placed on ...

KYOTO--Beware the “yokai” ghouls and hobgoblins ... could be found lurking near Kitano Tenmangu shrine. In the Saga-Arashiyama district, it was said there is an exit from hell.

It has been a favored spot to view the foliage since Kyoto became the capital a millennium ago. Arashiyama, a peak with an altitude of around 380 meters, stands to the south of the river that ...

Only a quick 20 minute train ride from downtown Kyoto, the Arashiyama bamboo forest is full of towering trees. Here, the sounds of the city fade away, replaced by the screeching calls of monkeys ...

As winter fades, the world eagerly anticipates one of nature’s most breathtaking spectacles: cherry blossom season. This year ...

The Arashiyama Bamboo Grove also known as the Sagano Bamboo Forest is a natural moso bamboo forest in Kyoto that has various pathways for tourists and it is ...

Blossoms are expected to reach full bloom at a pace similar to or slightly faster than average years in western and eastern ...

Fine dining typically means splurging a little for high-quality meat or fresh seafood. However, what if money were truly no ...

Kyoto is so mobbed during high season, in fact, that the government has actually banned tourists from certain neighborhoods.