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Like all good magnates, the founder of the Nomura financial conglomerate had a passion for art. ...

What this museum lacks in depth, it makes up for in breadth, with introductions to every ...

The ‘City of Kyoto’ is listed as the official architect of this monumental building. If so, the ...

Three generations of the Hosomi family built an extraordinary private collection of Japanese ...

Before there was Kyoto, there was Gion Temple, established in 656. By the mid tenth century, ...

When Emperor Go-Mizuno retired in the 17th century, a new palace was constructed for him in the ...

Although Kyoto held the imperial seat for more than a millennium, the ‘Old Imperial Palace’ ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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

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

Even though it’s a trek to reach from the city centre, this World Heritage site is worth the ...