Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back ...

Ace Hotel Kyoto offers a standout breakfast in a room with views over the courtyard garden. Avocado and eggs on toast were a ...

In the dark of night, completely empty, we explore the gates of Kyoto's Fushimi inari Shrine. While its famously said to have 10,000 torii gates that wind up the mountain, the real number is north ...

KYOTO—Sixteen shrines and temples here are now granting access to their private statues and architecture for a spring ...

From its location, you are just a short ride from the main Kyoto station, with Shinkansen connections to Tokyo and the nearby tourist spots of Osaka and the Fushimi Inari Shrine, a 30-minute rail ...

Local legends Kyoto is the Japan of old: cobbled streets and low-slung wooden machiya houses host to fashion boutiques and ...

From Osaka to Fukuoka, uncover the best cities to visit in Japan besides Tokyo, offering scenic beauty, authentic travel ...

A solo trip to Kyoto is about more than just sightseeing—it’s about slowing down, reconnecting with yourself, and embracing ...

A lot of the most popular shrines and temples are actually open 24/7, so the fact that you can technically go whenever you ...