The Ryoan-ji complex occupies 50 ha at the foot of the Kitayama mountains, but it’s famous for ...
A political conflict saw Heian period statesman Sugawara no Michizane demoted to a menial ...
When it opened in 1990, Metro was the only choice for serious clubbers in Kyoto or Osaka. These ...
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A big, grey box designed by Pritzker Prize-winner Fumihiko Maki is the unbecoming home of ...
Japan loves to rank its attractions, and since the 14th century Nanzen-ji has been rated the ...
When Tokyo’s Kabukiza theatre is demolished in 2010, the Minamiza will be unrivalled as the ...
This crash course in Japanese culture squeezes seven traditional art performances into less ...
Although the sign suggests that it’s a members-only bar, that’s just to prevent any straight ...
The most welcoming gay bar in Kyoto is a Barbarella-meets-Fisher Price lounge that thrives on ...
The Sfera Building, designed by Swedish group Claesson Koivisto Rune in 2003, is an oasis of ...
Matcha-coated coffee beans and pickled plum-flavoured peanuts are among the treats at this ...
Top local designers and architects turn their hands to Disney merchandise.
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. ...
Lacquerware brand Oku launched in 2006 with a range of voluptuous designs that fuse traditional ...
Yoshihiro Murata is the Gordon Ramsay of Japanese cuisine. From TV shows to newspaper columns ...
Prince Charles once dined at this historic shabu shabu restaurant. It’s one of several ...
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