As far as Shinto shrines go (there are about 400 in Kyoto), this one is pretty special. Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari ...

But in the climax of the festival, celebrants focus on the return of the gods to the shrine more than anything else. In the year 940, an earthquake struck the capital of Heian-kyo (now Kyoto), and ...

Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto is a one-of-a-kind stay in the iconic Japanese city. As Japan continues to be a popular ...

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My hubs and I just got back from a trip to Osaka and Kyoto, where we had a wonderful time exploring these beautiful cities ...

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In this Nara tour, a day trip from Kyoto, we'll join a local guide visiting key temples such as Todai-ji, Kasuga Shrine and Kofuku-ji and learn about the Nara period in Japanese history. Of course, we ...

As you enter the heart of Kyoto’s geisha culture, you hear laughter spilling from hidden tea houses. Welcome to Gion, a district that draws you in with its traditional wooden machiya merchant houses, ...

TOKYO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent an offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, his office said on Thursday, drawing criticism from South Korea and China which view ...

Gymnastics influencer María del Mar Pérez Banus has been accused of “insulting” Japanese culture after performing a “vulgar” acrobatics routine at a sacred shrine. A since-deleted ...

Taking a stroll through Kyoto’s streets will let you see what Japan’s buildings, gardens and shops looked like in the past. Explore the city’s renowned temples and shrines, including Kinkakuji Temple, ...