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 ...

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Boasting garden views, Seiya Inn Keihan Fushimi Inari Station 4 minutes walk from JR Inari Station offers accommodation with a garden and a balcony, around 400 metres from Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine ...

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 ...

In his new memoir "Things Become Other Things," photographer and essayist Craig Mod contemplates the power of a long walk to ...

Dai" underwent a purification ritual on May 4 at Kamigamo Jinja shrine in Kyoto's Kita Ward as the f･･･ ...

KYOTO--Geisha scattered roasted soybeans to exorcise “evil spirits” and bring good fortune in the year ahead during a traditional event held at Yasakajinja shrine here. Geisha and “maiko” ...

Although pancreatic islet transplants from deceased patients are available, there are only a few cases per year in Japan, and the chronic shortage of donors has become an issue. Kyoto University ...