The shrine was busy, but not terribly crowded considering ... The district is home to two of the most beautiful streets in Kyoto, Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka. The streets lead up a slight slope ...

KYOTO--Sushi restaurants that have flourished overseas are opening branches in Japan’s ancient capital here in rapid succession, to lure in the growing number of hungry inbound tourists.

Business operators here have seized on this legend of old Kyoto to ramp up excitement for their shopping streets after dark. And the city government is doing its bit by staging its first-ever ...