The Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto City is home to about 250 cherry trees. The double-flowered weeping variety are now in full bloom. The area was previously home to a villa of the once-powerful ...

KYOTO--A ceremonial event to mark the New Year featured women in gorgeous Heian Period (794-1185 ... card-snatching game at Yasakajinja shrine here. While the first half of a Hyakunin-isshu ...

KYOTO--A New Year’s ceremonial ... the first time in three years at Yasakajinja shrine here on Jan. 3. Dressed in the traditional costume of the Heian Period (794-1185), eight women took part ...

threatened to resign from the board of directors of the Kyoto City Tourism Association over the alcohol issue. Nomura was defending the long and important history of the shrine's festival which is ...

a shrine modeled after the Imperial Palace during the Heian era, when Kyoto was the capital of Japan. For Naked Garden One Kyoto, Heian Jingu allowed for personalized, immersive experiences in ...