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Kiyomizudera (清水寺, literally "Pure Water Temple") is one of the most celebrated temples of Japan. It was founded in 780...
Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社, Fushimi Inari Taisha) is an important Shinto shrine in southern Kyoto. It is famous...
Arashiyama (嵐山) is a pleasant, touristy district in the western outskirts of Kyoto. The area has been a popular destinati...
The Higashiyama District along the lower slopes of Kyoto's eastern mountains is one of the city's best preserved historic dis...
Kabuki (歌舞伎) is a traditional Japanese form of theater with roots tracing back to the Edo Period. It is recognized as o...
Gion Matsuri (祇園祭), the festival of Yasaka Shrine, is the most famous festival in Japan. It takes place over the entire...
Many would imagine that ramen in Kyoto to be light tasting, by associating it with traditional Kyoto cuisine, but Kyoto happe...
Nijo Castle (二条城, Nijōjō) was built in 1603 as the Kyoto residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo Pe...
Byodoin Temple (平等院, Byodoin) is a striking example of Buddhist Pure Land (Jodo) architecture. Together with its garden...
Nanzenji Temple (南禅寺), whose spacious grounds are located at the base of Kyoto's forested Higashiyama mountains, is one...
Saihoji (西芳寺, Saihōji), more commonly known as Kokedera (苔寺), is one of Kyoto's Unesco World Heritage Sites. Entra...
Shugakuin Imperial Villa (修学院離宮, Shugakuin Rikyu) was built in the 17th century by Emperor Gomizuno and is now mana...
Sanjusangendo (三十三間堂, Sanjusangendo) is the popular name for Rengeo-in, a temple in eastern Kyoto which is famous f...
Kibune (貴船) is a small town in a forested valley in the northern mountains of Kyoto City, which developed around Kifune S...
Ginkakuji (銀閣寺, Silver Pavilion) is a Zen temple along Kyoto's eastern mountains (Higashiyama). In 1482, shogun Ashikag...
Katsura Imperial Villa (桂離宮, Katsura Rikyū) is one of the finest examples of Japanese architecture and garden design. ...
The Toei Uzumasa Eigamura (東映太秦映画村, Toei Uzumasa Eigamura; also known as Kyoto Studio Park or Movie Land) is a ...
For some 1,200 years, Kyoto stood as Japan's former capital and seat of the imperial court. During this time, the city was a ...
Ninnaji (仁和寺) is one of the many great temples in Kyoto which are listed as World Heritage Sites. It is the head temple...
From its Japanese origins manga has become a fixture of mainstream culture and has captured a broad international fan base. F...
Tofu has been popular for centuries in East Asian and South-east Asian regions. The characteristics of Japanese tofu are its ...
Kiyomizu-dera is brightened by around 1,000 cherry trees in springOne of the big attractions of Kiyomizu-dera is its beautifu...
Japan’s textiles are among the most beautiful in the world. One such example is the kimono, which incorporates numerous typ...
Originally used in traditional Japanese public baths during the Edo Period (possibly even as far back as the Nara Period) to ...
Japanese Zen gardens, or rock gardens, are intended to replicate the essence of nature, and promote tranquility and stimulate...
Kyoto has played a central role in the development of Japanese culture for over a thousand years, and the Kyoto National Muse...
The Japanese bento is attracting increasing attention overseas. There is a growing bento trend in France, as a range of diffe...