Plum blossoms are at their best in various parts of Kyoto. Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, known as a famous plum blossom viewing ...

east of Kyoto, Kodai-ji Temple is a tribute to the maple and bamboo plants that dominate its expansive gardens. Surrounding the place of worship for followers of the Rinzai School of Japanese ...

Founded in 1924, it is an underrated gem in Kyoto, housing an impressive 12,000 species of plants. It is the oldest and most comprehensive public botanical garden in Japan. You don’t have to be ...

KYOTO--Reflecting the Japanese traditional aesthetics of “wabi-sabi” (transience and imperfection), moss-covered gardens have long mesmerized visitors from home and abroad. But there has been ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

Explore top hotels in Kyoto like Six Senses and Banyan Tree to witness sakura season with scenic views and unbeatable ...

The Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto ranked second in ... region that ranked among the top 50 in Japan were Minamikan ryokan in Matsue (4th); the Yushien garden also in the Shimane prefectural ...

Kyoto is a true embodiment of Old Japan awash with beautiful vestiges ... breathtaking temples, serene Zen gardens, narrow cobbled alleyways, bustling markets and a vibrant nightlife.

Japan is in the middle of an unprecedentedly huge inbound international travel boom, with the country’s major tourism attractions seeing significantly more tourists than they did prior to the pandemic ...