Kyoto’s most iconic structure is a three-storey pavilion that literally dazzles visitors when ...
One look at the map ought to dissuade you from staying here. The Utano is tucked away in the ...
Technically it’s a sento (Japanese bathhouse) rather than an onsen (hot spring) since the heat ...
Kyoto’s most attractive live venue opened back in 1973, in what was once a sake brewery. And it ...
It’s quite a trek from anywhere, but this sake store is by far the best in the city. Owner ...
For martial art fans or wannabe warriors, this is where you’ll find all the swords, knives, gi, ...
The scenic garden of a World Heritage site is a wonderful backdrop to this eaterie. Guests sit ...
The oldest and most famous of Myoshin-ji’s sub-temples is renowned for its tranquil gardens. A ...
Crypto-Christian artworks and the Jesuit bell of Kyoto’s first church are the unlikely ...
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 ...
Not many temple lodgings come furnished with wireless internet, air-conditioning and a kitchen, ...
There are no frills here: there’s even a ¥100 surcharge for hot water. But with Funaoka Onsen ...
Nowhere takes chopsticks more seriously than this tiny establishment. Ohashi Kobo creates ...
Every day, 30 chicken carcasses are simmered for eight hours to make the broth for the next ...
This family-run establishment usually features on the best sushi lists, but it offers great ...
You only get two noodles in a bowl of Tawaraya udon. Luckily, they’re probably the world’s ...
Due to fire safety and size restrictions, baths were never a part of traditional machiya ...
As Japan’s most traditional city, Kyoto suffers a reputation for being haughty and aloof. ...
In Kamishichiken, a maiko district that flies below most radars, you’ll find this former ...
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