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 ...

As the centre of Japanese culture for more than 1,000 years, Kyoto illustrates the development of Japanese wooden architecture, particularly religious architecture, and the art of Japanese gardens, ...

KYOTO—The Aoi Festival, one of this city’s three major festivals, was held on May 15, with about 500 people dressed in lavish period costumes parading through the streets of the ancient capital.

Stone Jizo Buddhist statues dot the streets of Kyoto. In summer, children gather at the street corners where the statues stand for lively Jizo Bon festivities. This event, where people pray for ...