Traveling to Kyoto is high on the wishlist for most tourists who come to Japan. The city is home to countless shrines, golden temples, and walls of bamboo forest and hidden gems amidst the canals.

In Kyoto, the golden temple is ranked as the second-best thing to do in the city. Ranked at number one is Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, one of many of its kind in Japan and originally built to ...

Kyoto's famous Kinkaku-ji golden temple in Kita Ward is seen dusted in snow in this photo taken from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter on Jan. 8, 2024. Th ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

Kyoto had always been a popular destination for domestic travelers. Before Japan opened to the world in 1851, pilgrims trekked from around the country to visit its more than 2,000 temples and shrines.