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 ...

KYOTO--Alarmed at decreasing opportunities to wear kimono in modern Japan, dyers specializing in Kyoto-style "yuzen" techniques are turning their attention to a market steeped in traditional dress ...

Aioi-no-yashiro, a small shrine on the grounds of Shimogamo Jinja Shrine in Kyoto, is known to have a ... “Please let us bring forth a family that’s filled with happiness.” ...

At the World Heritage site Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, there was a doll floating ... the latter in 12-layered kimono. They floated down a river a straw lid on which hina dolls were placed to ...