A "maiko," left, brings a tea cup to a geisha making tea for the "Kencha-no-gi" tea offering ceremony during the Baikasai plum blossom festival at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward on Feb ...

KYOTOGRAPHIE2016, one of Japan's few international photography festivals, will be held from April 23rd at over 10 venues in Kyoto City, including the normally closed Kondaya Genbei Kurogura and ...

University of Hawaii Press, Nonfiction. His style is lucid, his language accessible, his structure compact and controlled, and he provides meticulous photographs, illustrations and maps throughout to ...

Home to the Enryaku-ji Temple UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mount Hiei straddles the border between Kyoto and Shiga prefectures. The mountain is not only known for offering a spectacular view of Kyoto, ...

TOKYO -- A millennium-old temple in Kyoto is offering travelers an exclusive overnight experience for a cool 1 million yen ($9,100), hoping to shore up its dwindling income by capitalizing on the city ...

Kyoto has been using its name to boost tourism in various regions of Japan for over 30 years. In 1985—with a goal to work together in preserving local history and culture as well as promote tourism — ...

A rendering image of the Utoro peace memorial hall is seen. (Photo courtesy of the Utoro Minkan Kikin Zaidan) UJI, Kyoto -- Locals and their supporters are set to build a peace memorial hall to share ...