Unveiling must-see locations Kyoto isn’t just about its central attractions; it boasts numerous hidden gems that capture the ...

The basic garden arrangement ... the charms of Japanese gardens to the world,” museum director Takanori Adachi said in a statement. The Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto ranked second on the ...

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 ...

Last spring, the Japan National Tourism Organization reported back-to-back months with more than 3 million inbound visitors, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...