Cherry blossoms are the stars of Japanese spring ... The main shrine festival for the Shimogamo and Kamigamo Shrines in Kyoto began some 1,500 years ago. A number of ceremonies take place from ...

The popular tourist destination of Kyoto will sharply increase its accommodation tax in a move to earn the ancient Japanese city more cash and cut visitor numbers to ease the worsening problem of ...

Thanks to ingredients like soy sauce, various condiments and dashi (a savoury cooking stock), Japanese cuisine is full of umami-rich dishes. Here are the top 8 street foods in Kyoto, Japan that you ...

SEOUL--South Korea on Sunday protested Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine with "deep disappointment" and urged Japanese leaders to show repentance for the ...

The Shrine has been believed to grant many wishes such as for matchmaking, happy marriage and prosperity of family. The Sannno Festival, held in June, is one of the three biggest Japanese festivals ...

An easy day trip from Kyoto — and even more rewarding overnight stop — Nara was the capital of Japan before Kyoto ... s historic core to see vast shrine complexes, elegant gardens, a small ...

Located in Kyoto, less than 1 km from Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto Hanatsunagi Hotel provides recently renovated accommodation with free WiFi and free bikes. It is situated 2.3 km from Nijo Castle ...

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 ...

Kyoto, Japan — Authorities in Kyoto announced Tuesday plans for a big hike in hotel lodging taxes, as Japan’s picture-perfect ancient capital seeks to assuage grumbles from locals about too ...