The “City of Peace and Tranquility,” home to ... “I could never live in Kyoto,” an old Nagasaki friend told me recently. “It’s too full of its own traditions, its own customs.

Once Japan’s Imperial capital, the city has been a spiritual and cultural epicentre for more than a thousand years. That ...

Kyoto is a true embodiment of Old Japan awash with beautiful vestiges of its past glory. Beyond the futuristic Kyoto Station, modern shopping complexes, and sleek luxury hotels, lies a city with ...

Location: 141-7 Shoincho, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City, Japan Price ... It is fun to see the contrast between the old pillars and ...

Matsuba Honten, a centuries-old restaurant that still stands ... “It’s better in Japan’s west and we’re in the west in Kyoto, so we are proud of it.” This lesson goes some way towards explaining the ...

KYOTO--The Kyoto municipal government plans to impose a tax on vacant homes to prevent young people from fleeing the city due to skyrocketing apartment prices. Demand for Kyoto properties ...

Visitors from around the world flock to Kyoto Prefecture’s Uji City for some of the best-quality ... 1,800 yen / children up to 15 years old: 1,500 yen / children up to 6 years old: 1,200 yen) being ...