It’s an invaluable opportunity to connect with the community and a fantastic way to dive into Kyoto beyond the usual tourist attractions. After a full day of exploring Kyoto and inevitably clocking 20 ...

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 of ...

People in traditional costumes paraded through the streets near a shrine in the western Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday for an annual cherry blossom festival.

KYOTO—A graduate student at the Tokyo University of the Arts has been selected to play the heroine of this year’s Aoi Festival, one of the three major festivals of Kyoto, held on May 15 annually.