For this Kyoto edition, we independently scoped out more than 350 venues and distilled the list down to the very best of the ...

KYOTO -- The Aoi Matsuri festival's heroine "Saio-Dai" underwent a purification ritual on May 4 at Kamigamo Jinja shrine in Kyoto's Kita Ward as the fine weather attracted many families and tourists ...

Two seasoned trip planners on how to best tour the Golden Route through five cities, including Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Built to honor Japan’s Emperor Meiji (1867-1912), the Meiji Shrine and its ...

Even though Kyoto has over 1600 Buddhist temples and 400 Shinto shrines, tourists will flock to the most popular ... have restricted time frames are the Kinkaku-ji Temple (aka the Golden Pavilion), ...

As more women embrace the freedom and empowerment of solo travel, the world is opening up with experiences tailored to safety ...

A thing to note: The only popular temples that actually have restricted time frames are the Kinkaku-ji Temple (aka the Golden ... the West side of Kyoto, there were way more shrines and temples ...

TOKYO, Japan — Japan’s annual “Golden Week” holiday period gets into full swing ... by the country’s numerous attractions from Mount Fuji’s majestic slopes to shrines and sushi bars. The inflow of ...

FIFTY years ago, on May 15, 1975, Aurit and I got married in a Catholic church, committing to live a life together “for ...