east of Kyoto, Kodai-ji Temple is a tribute to the maple and bamboo plants that dominate its expansive gardens. Surrounding the place of worship for followers of the Rinzai School of Japanese ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

Founded in 1924, it is an underrated gem in Kyoto, housing an impressive 12,000 species of plants. It is the oldest and most comprehensive public botanical garden in Japan. You don’t have to be ...

Japan is in the middle of an unprecedentedly huge inbound international travel boom, with the country’s major tourism ...

Explore top hotels in Kyoto like Six Senses and Banyan Tree to witness sakura season with scenic views and unbeatable ...

KYOTO--Reflecting the Japanese traditional aesthetics of “wabi-sabi” (transience and imperfection), moss-covered gardens have long mesmerized visitors from home and abroad. But there has been ...

Kyoto has long been ... houses and meticulously kept gardens – all make visiting here a photographer’s delight. Home to centuries’ worth of history, Japan saw a spike in tourism after ...

will lead a virtual tour of the gardens of Kyoto Japan, Feb. 28 at Sonoma Botanical Garden. For the past 15 years The Huntington’s botanical gardens have worked closely with garden teams from ...

The Japanese Garden of Peace in Hammersmith is the oldest publicly known Japanese garden in London and provides an oasis of ...

is a great opportunity to make known the wonders of Japanese culture,” he added. The Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto ranked second in the list. Four other gardens in Shimane Prefecture also ...