Toyoaki Kuwayama, the son of a kimono-maker, launched the Kyoto Denim brand in 2008, and opened ...
Readers of Conde Nast Traveller voted the Hyatt Regency the best hotel in Kyoto (and Japan’s ...
The name hasn’t been accurate since the early 1980s, but the 320-room New Hankyu began ...
A light renovation has turned a century-old townhouse into one of the city’s most economical ...
Modern dramas and musicals are the staples of this pristine 875-seat theatre inside Kyoto ...
This cosy riverside cafe was once the home of local designer Shin Nishibori, whose creations ...
Built during the 12th century for emperor-turned-monk Go-Shirakawa, Sanjusangen-do has several ...
The thin tower of ferroconcrete doesn’t promise much, but ring the doorbell and the bright red ...
The Granvia has one great advantage to brag about, over other hotels: most of the city’s buses, ...
Eel porridge may sound like a cockney breakfast, but it’s actually the gourmet speciality at ...
In 1997, a little over 1,200 years after the city was founded, Kyoto got a grand new station, ...
The National Museum is worth a visit just to see the building. Constructed in the 1890s, this ...
From wireless internet to shoe-dryers to two fully equipped kitchens, this backpacker hostel ...
This foreigner-friendly guesthouse is wonderfully intimate, with just two private rooms and a ...
The quirky amenities here include a branch of Seattle’s Best Coffee and a micro-wave in the ...
This branch of a Tokyo-based department store is operated by the local train company and lies ...
This seven-floor superstore is the biggest electronics outlet in town. One of those floors is ...
As you would expect to find in a luxury hotel, the Hyatt Regency’s bar is an upmarket place ...
It’s not much to look at, but this bustling 29-seater ramen shop is perennially popular, with ...
This unforgettable restaurant began life in 1656 as a humble teahouse for pilgrims en route to ...
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