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In the Nishijin weaving district, where a fabric auction house once stood, this multi-storey ...

Kyoto’s most iconic structure is a three-storey pavilion that literally dazzles visitors when ...

Painter and sculptor Insho Domoto (1891-1975) built his own museum in 1966, and he clearly ...

Menzo is famous for three things: enormous lunchtime queues, divine noodles and a handsome ...

The most sought-after seats in Kyoto are found at the eponymous kaiseki restaurant of Hisao ...

If you’ve visited Kyoto’s major temples and palaces, you’ll have seen the art of Kansetsu ...

The unusual cafe hours reflect this spot’s role as an unofficial chill-out space for nightclub ...

It’s easy to see why philosopher Kitaro Nishida chose this route for his meditative strolls. ...

Like all good magnates, the founder of the Nomura financial conglomerate had a passion for art. ...

The ‘City of Kyoto’ is listed as the official architect of this monumental building. If so, the ...

Three generations of the Hosomi family built an extraordinary private collection of Japanese ...

While Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion lives up to its dazzling name, Ginkaku-ji (the Silver ...

When Tokyo’s Kabukiza theatre is demolished in 2010, the Minamiza will be unrivalled as the ...

The most welcoming gay bar in Kyoto is a Barbarella-meets-Fisher Price lounge that thrives on ...

The highlight of Kyoto’s street of antique stores is this enormous six-room townhouse, crammed ...

The granddaddy of shichimi (Japanese ‘seven spice’) shops has been trading here since the mid ...

Matcha-coated coffee beans and pickled plum-flavoured peanuts are among the treats at this ...

The store looks brand new, but it has been in business for two decades, selling antique ...

Gion’s best cocktail bars often serve up frosty receptions to foreign faces. Satonaka doesn’t. ...