The Kyoto Whopper, a collaboration between Yadaime Gihei, a 230-year-old rice business in Kyoto, the historic former capital ...

which include a 1,000-year-old pond fringed with lily pads and tree-lined walking trails. The garden, as well as the grounds, are among the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, which were ...

With tatami-mat rooms, sliding shoji screens, and a tranquil inner garden, Rikyu-An combines the charm of old Kyoto with modern comforts. Food tours are popular excursions in Kyoto. For food ...

The watchtower of the wealthy merchant Mitsui family's large villa in this ancient Japanese capital offers visitors a ...

So Kyoto green tea merchant Itohkyuemon, which has been in business since 1832 (some 50 years before the first pizza Margherita was baked) has now created a matcha Margherita pizza. For this unique ...

To experience this unique blend of the old and the new, millions of tourists flock to Kyoto each year, Japan's former capital. Kyoto is just a two-hour shinkansen (bullet train) ride from Tokyo ...

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 ...

"Some customers who come from afar buy our products for themselves every time they visit Kyoto," said manager Ayako Maruyama. Address: Muromachi-dori Ayanokoji-kado, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto.