Pontocho Alley is considered one of the most beautiful streets in Kyoto. End your first night in Kyoto by taking a stroll down the Pontocho alleyway. The narrow street runs parallel to the Kamo ...

Make your way down the street as the night rolls on. If you want to experience Kyoto like a local, I suggest that you finish the night at a late-night Kyoto institution, Rock Bar ING (just known ...

Taxis are also a viable transportation option, especially at night ... Kyoto is a great place to explore on two wheels when the weather is nice (read: spring and fall). The grid layout of the ...

The ban covers just several blocks of Gion. The district’s public streets will remain open to tourists, so the area and the rest of Kyoto will still be teeming with visitors, both from Japan and ...

Presuming you are not... When the relentless summer heat hits the streets of Kyoto, you’ll be sure to appreciate these refreshingly cool Japanese desserts Try vintage calvados, jam to jazz tunes ...

KYOTO--Beware the “yokai ... hobgoblins known as “hyakki yako” (night parade of 100 demons), according to legend. It is a small-scale shopping street that stretches only about 400 meters ...

In Kyoto, tourists flock to the picturesque Gion district to glimpse Geisha clip-clopping along cobbled streets. It's one of the most photographed parts of the ancient capital. But now the people ...

Stone Jizo Buddhist statues dot the streets of Kyoto. In summer, children gather at the street corners where the statues stand for lively Jizo Bon festivities. This event, where people pray for ...