It's never been a better time to visit Japan, and it can be an easy trip to plan. Don't stress about dinner reservations, and ...

The ban covers just several blocks of Gion. The district’s public streets will remain open to tourists, so the area and the rest of Kyoto will still be teeming with visitors, both from Japan and ...

Maria Grazia Chiuri chose the grounds of Kyoto’s serene Tō-ji Temple to present a Fall 2025 collection which celebrated ...

Kyoto Japan is one of the best places to visit ... The Best Area to Stay in Kyoto for Culture: Gion District and Higashiyama ...

In Kyoto, tourists flock to the picturesque Gion district to glimpse Geisha clip-clopping along cobbled streets. It's one of the most photographed parts of the ancient capital. But now the people ...

KYOTO--A local landmark that is designated as a tangible cultural property and normally off-limits is now open to the public until the end of September. The structure in question is the Gion-kaku ...

Dozens of Japanese geiko performers and their maiko apprentices conduct a final rehearsal of the annual Miyako Odori event, a stage-top dance celebrating famous Kyoto sites. Performances take place ...

She’s from Kyoto too. As is Japan’s leading novelist ... magazine—I found a little temple on a tiny lane near the Gion geisha district, and, wanting to learn about simplicity and silence ...

Kyoto is arguably its most magical at night, when its dark timber facades are warmed by soft lantern lights. Revisit the Gion district by moonlight and wander by the hundred lanterns of Yasaka Shrine ...

This April, Dior will stage its autumn/winter 2025 show in the elegant gardens of To-ji Temple, the tallest wooden tower in Japan. Meanwhile, some of the world’s most luxurious hotels have opened ...

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