If you’ve visited Kyoto’s major temples and palaces, you’ll have seen the art of Kansetsu ...
The ‘City of Kyoto’ is listed as the official architect of this monumental building. If so, the ...
One night it’s a rock bar, the next it’s a jazz club, or perhaps a house of blues. Zac Baran ...
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 Philosopher’s Path is lined with countless cafes, but this is the pick of the bunch. A ...
The unusual cafe hours reflect this spot’s role as an unofficial chill-out space for nightclub ...
Japan loves to rank its attractions, and since the 14th century Nanzen-ji has been rated the ...
What this museum lacks in depth, it makes up for in breadth, with introductions to every ...
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 ...
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 ...
The name ‘white room’ suggests an archetypical modern art gallery: an open, symmetrical cube. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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