Exemplifying a tsukiyama-style garden, the meticulously curated ... missed Muko — one of the most gorgeous cities in Japan — adjacent to Kyoto. Muko is the entryway into the southwesterly ...

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 ...

Founded in 1924, it is an underrated gem in Kyoto, housing an impressive 12,000 species of plants. It is the oldest and most comprehensive public botanical garden in Japan. You don’t have to be ...

Mount Koya's tranquil trails lead to hidden temples, inviting you to hike through history and find peace in the stillness. The area is shrouded in mystery and tranquility, with dense forests that seem ...

Each temple visit serves as a gateway to Buddhist wisdom, fostering serenity and introspection amidst Japan's most peaceful ...

One landmark CyberAgent helped create in the metaverse was Heian Jingu, a shrine modeled after the Imperial Palace during the Heian era, when Kyoto was the capital of Japan. For Naked Garden One ...

YASUGI, Shimane Prefecture--Japan’s most splendid garden, at the Adachi Museum of ... The Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto Prefecture ranked second in the list. Four other gardens in Shimane ...

Upon being proclaimed Shogun (feudal military dictator) of Japan in 1603, Ieyasu constructed a palace that would reflect his supreme power. Nijo Castle in central Kyoto was certainly ostentatious ...

Toemon Sano, a 93-year-old resident of Kyoto’s Ukyo Ward, has precious memories of Kyiv. Sano was involved in building a Japanese garden called Kyoto Park with a stone pagoda in Kyiv in 1981.