KYOTO--A New Year’s ceremonial event highlighted by a card-snatching game was held for the first time in three years at Yasakajinja shrine here on Jan. 3. Dressed in the traditional costume of ...

With over 1,600 Buddhist temples and numerous Shinto shrines, Kyoto's religious architecture is a key element of its identity ...

Among Kyoto’s myriad temples, shrines and other tourist hot spots ... There has never been a Saturday in my nine years of living in Kyoto where there wasn’t music, drinking and some form ...

When Kyoto Animation suffered from an arson attack, the anime world rallied around the studio that has made some of the most gorgeous examples of animation in the medium. The incident resulted in the ...

Mixing heritage with modernity, Ogata at The Shinmonzen is a new teahouse nestled into a boutique hotel designed by master ...

Japan is a country that seamlessly blends the old with the new ... years, Kyoto is the heart of traditional Japanese culture. Kyoto is home to an incredible number of temples, shrines, and ...

The Japanese city is famous for its temples and gardens, but it is laced with waterways that can offer a different, and no less enchanting, view.

Tradition and ritual are still vital in the daily life of this pacific nation, whether exploring neon-lit metropolises and ...

Nikko checks a lot of boxes on a visitor's list, from UNESCO World Heritage temples and shrines to its famous Lake Chuzenji ... of Japan at any time of the year. But during fall, it becomes ...

Tradition and ritual are still vital in the daily life of this pacific nation, whether exploring neon-lit metropolises and ...