An American landscape designer used glistening pools, raked gravel, bamboo plants and other ...

For 300 years, this restaurant in Maruyama Park has survived on one simple recipe - cod and ...

Japan’s most Zen city still has several restaurants that serve the monks’ traditional meatless ...

A top sushi restaurant in a traditional Gion machiya is never going to be cheap, but at least ...

Dining with maiko is a typical Kyoto experience that few visitors get to try. Securing their ...

When the summer humidity kicks in, the Japanese scoff eels for a stamina boost. Most places ...

You probably didn’t come to Kyoto for rococo European architecture, but the style of this ...

On your pilgrimage to the nearby mega-temples, stop here for some uniquely Japanese desserts. ...

There’s no a la carte menu here - you’ll get what you’re given, and like it. Take a seat at the ...

The extensive wine list runs from cheap plonk to vintage treats, all at incredibly affordable ...

Even Korean food is gently seasoned in Kyoto. Risei goes easy on spices and lets the beef and ...

Kyoto’s fanciest bakery is a tiny, takeaway joint with an all-black interior and staff dressed ...

Named after the local style of home cooking, Obanzai is almost a vegetarian restaurant (no ...

Chef Yoshimi Tanigawa made a national splash with a 2001 triumph on the Iron Chef TV show. His ...

A record store at the front, selling hiphop, house, soul and nu jazz on vinyl, draws DJs and ...

Kyoto’s oldest soba restaurant began life in 1465 as a confectionery store. Gradually, its ...

Mr Sawaguchi was 55 years old when he wound down the family greengrocer business and converted ...

This century-old building began life as a kimono store, but the interior was revamped in 2002, ...

Grilled chicken liver is the most popular dish here, but most other bits of the bird are also ...