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Uji’s other World Heritage site plays second fiddle to the more dazzling Byodo-in, but it’s ...

Proud of its prominent role in the world’s oldest novel, Uji opened this dedicated museum in ...

The temple etched into the back of every ¥10 coin has more national treasures than any temple ...

Paris has the Eiffel Tower and Tokyo has the Tokyo Tower, so Osaka had to build the 91m-high ...

Kyoto is the city of shrines and temples, but Osaka also has its fair share, and Shitenno-ji is ...

One of Japan’s best-known castles, Osaka-jo was built to flaunt the power of warlord Hideyoshi ...

In 2004, Osaka razed its old National Museum of Art and replaced it with an eye-popping piece ...

The origins of this Tendai sect temple date back to 985. The buildings that now comprise this ...

Museum is too grand a name for a building that touts a ‘rest area’ as one of its main ...

This temple was perhaps partly to blame for Nara losing its role as capital city. The emperor ...

To appreciate just how powerful the Fujiwara family was during the eighth century, head first ...

World Heritage site Toji is best known for its landmark pagoda, Japan’s tallest, but is also ...

This temple, south-west of Kyoto Station, boasts one of Japan’s top-rated Zen gardens, as well ...

Japanese whisky has been booming in the last decade, winning medals and market share worldwide. ...

Emperor Go-mizuno abdicated his throne at the tender age of 34 to focus on aesthetic pursuits, ...

One of the tenets of the ‘new religion’ Church of World Messianity is that art and beauty can ...

In any other city this would be a major attraction: 12,000 plants occupying 24ha, with ...

This major league attraction doesn’t make things easy for visitors. You’ll need to apply in ...

Perhaps the greatest garden in Kyoto. As you stroll through the 7ha site, an enchanting ...