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

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

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. ...

It may be Japan’s second largest zoo, but it’s rather a sorry home for around 700 beasts. The ...

Eikan-do calls itself ‘the Temple of Maple Leaves’, but that’s a little modest for a complex ...

Some ryokan refuse foreign guests, others welcome them. This one insists on them: since the ...

Kanze is Japan’s largest and Kyoto’s most prolific Noh school, and claims a direct line back to ...

When it opened in 1990, Metro was the only choice for serious clubbers in Kyoto or Osaka. These ...

You will find better, more authentic handicrafts elsewhere, but nothing like the variety. This ...

Sleepy Northern Higashiyama is the last place you’d expect to find a trendy cafe hosting ...

It’s yakitori, but not as you know it. Forget about eating smoky shops with grizzled men ...

With great udon, low prices, a cheerful atmosphere and one of the city’s biggest attractions, ...

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

Fancy some tinned bear? Take a look at the snack menu, made of a collection of cans on Kansou’s ...

The Philosopher’s Path is lined with countless cafes, but this is the pick of the bunch. A ...

For some, Hyotei is the best restaurant in Kyoto. For others, it’s overhyped, overpriced and ...

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

The name ‘white room’ suggests an archetypical modern art gallery: an open, symmetrical cube. ...