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Run by the same folks as Kyoto’s Lab Tribe, Triangle is a cosy three-storey club with a rooftop ...

There was a time when Osakans travelled to Kyoto for clubbing. Now, it’s the other way around, ...

Once a sake brewhouse, now one of the city’s most popular live venues, Taku Taku has hosted ...

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

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

You may have seen the photographs of Fushimi Inari, but you won’t be prepared for the scale of ...

Free of fences or cages, this animal-friendly park has almost 200 wild macaques (snow monkeys) ...

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 ...

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

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 ...