Kyoto, Japan is a captivating city steeped in tradition, history, and family-friendly entertainment. With serene temples, ...

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 ...

She’s from Kyoto too. As is Japan’s leading ... The Okiya geisha house has name plates of for the apprentice geisha. Hans Sautter / Aurora Select This Shinto shrine dedicated to Inari, the ...

KYOTO--A ceremonial event to mark the New Year featured women in gorgeous Heian Period (794-1185) court attire giving a public demonstration of the popular “karuta” card-snatching game at ...

the Gion district is Kyoto’s renowned geisha area and is worth a visit. It has preserved the historic Machiya houses, providing a nostalgic view of old Japanese architecture. The narrow ...

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows travelers ... Also within in the complex is the Jishu Shrine, a red-lacquered temple dedicated to Okuninushi-no-mikoto ...

KYOTO--An iron helmet believed worn by a Mongol warrior during a 13th-century invasion of Japan has turned up at a shrine here, which prayed for the nation’s victory. The cone-shaped headgear ...

Kyoto is one of the most esoteric cities in the world. And with the recent opening of Six Senses hotel - the luxury ...

People in traditional costumes paraded through the streets near a shrine in the western Japanese city of Kyoto on Thursday for an annual cherry blossom festival. The Okasai festival is held every ...

A group of well-loved shrines, with branches all across Japan, are affectionately known ... Michizane often visited Kitano Tenmangu in Kyoto, a shrine originally associated with the deity of ...