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 ...

Kiyomizu-dera Temple is ranked #2 out of 15 things to do in Kyoto. See pictures and our review of Kiyomizu-dera Temple.

A temple of gold, 1001 gold-plated but tarnished statues of Buddha, bullet trains and mind-bogglingly attentive hotel staff were Mthatha Tsedu's introduction to Kyoto, a former capital city of Japan.

Travelers to Kyoto this winter will be able to gain exclusive access to 12 national treasure and cultural heritage sites usually off-limits to visitors. As part of the city’s Kyoto Winter Special 2009 ...

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 ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Travel news every morning. Earlier this winter, I went one warm evening to Chion-in, the hugely gated, forbidding temple along the ...

KYOTO, Japan >> Tofukuji Temple in Kyoto features a large Zen meditation space that spans about 200 square meters. On Sunday mornings, the sound of a priest using a stick to strike the shoulders ...

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 ...