Kyoto authorities announced Tuesday plans to hike lodging taxes, as Japan s ancient capital seeks to assuage grumbles from ...

YAWATA, Kyoto Prefecture--Iwashimizu Hachimangu shrine here is a government-designated national treasure, but it is also home to a relatively unknown monument dedicated to Thomas Edison (1847-1931).

Aioi-no-yashiro, a small shrine on the grounds of Shimogamo Jinja Shrine in Kyoto, is known to have a “god of matchmaking” as its guardian deity. When I visited the place, numerous “ema ...

KYOTO--An iron helmet believed worn by a Mongol warrior during a 13th-century invasion of Japan has turned up at a shrine here, which prayed for the nation’s victory. The cone-shaped headgear ...