Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 10, 2025, shows Kinkaku-ji, or the Golden Pavilion temple, dusted with snow ...

Japan is a country of contrasts ... the Katsura River before visiting the pared-back Tenryu-ji zen temple and the Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion, whose top two floors are entirely covered in gold ...

Explore Asia's ancient cities, including Varanasi, Xi'an, Kyoto ... Japan's imperial capital for over 1,000 years, and is home to an impressive array of historical landmarks, including Kinkaku-ji ...

Locally known as "Sewaritei Sakura" ('Sewari-tei' means 'separation levee') Kinugasa, Hanazono, and Omuro in northwestern Kyoto are home to many aristocratic villas established during the imperial ...

The property is non-smoking and is set 3.6 km from Kinkaku-ji Temple. All guest rooms in the hotel are fitted with a kettle. Complete with a private bathroom equipped with a shower and free toiletries ...

And also, as far as I remember anyway, sea urchin.

Whether you're travelling from Tokyo to Kyoto to see centuries of history with your own eyes or heading north to Hokkaido for ...

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows travelers with its stunning natural scenery, which visitors say is best viewed from the verandah off the temple's main building.

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

KYOTO--Taking dead aim ... formerly considered the age of adulthood in Japan. The 73rd Omato National Archery Competition was held at the famed Sanjusangendo temple here on Jan. 15 with some ...

KYOTO--After close to five years of painstaking restoration work, the interior of the impressive Amidado main hall of Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist temple here, a UNESCO World Heritage site ...