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 ...

In the dark of night, completely empty, we explore the gates of Kyoto's Fushimi inari Shrine. While its famously said to have 10,000 torii gates that wind up the mountain, the real number is north ...

Ace Hotel Kyoto offers a standout breakfast in a room with views over the courtyard garden. Avocado and eggs on toast were a ...

From its location, you are just a short ride from the main Kyoto station, with Shinkansen connections to Tokyo and the nearby tourist spots of Osaka and the Fushimi Inari Shrine, a 30-minute rail ...

A solo trip to Kyoto is about more than just sightseeing—it’s about slowing down, reconnecting with yourself, and embracing ...

KYOTO—Sixteen shrines and temples here are now granting access to their private statues and architecture for a spring ...

Local legends Kyoto is the Japan of old: cobbled streets and low-slung wooden machiya houses host to fashion boutiques and ...

Culture-first destinations to explore with the gang, from Canberra's urban spaces to Kyoto and Oaxaca's cobbletone lanes and ...

Editor’s note: This series showcases what we are calling “kawaii” (cute) items made locally in the iconic Japanese city. Tanka, founded 270 years ago, is the only remaining pottery for ...