We’ve spent 5 weeks traveling around Japan in the spring and fall seasons, and during both trips we made sure to visit Nara ...

Everyone goes to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Why not try spots like the bustling port of Yokohama or the serene monasteries of ...

Once Japan’s Imperial capital, the city has been a spiritual and cultural epicentre for more than a thousand years. That ...

Topping the list is Kyoto, Japan, with more than 7.1 million annual searches. The city, often referred to as Japan’s spiritual heart, is home to more than 2 000 temples and shrines.

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The popular city of Kyoto boasts 17 Unesco World Heritage sites including shrines, temples and a castle, while tourists are also often led to magnificent sites such as Mount Fuji, an active ...

A discreet little ryokan, which is a traditional Japanese hotel, just outside Kyoto. I feel torn saying ... then visit all the temples there: Sanzen-in, Jikkō-in, Hōsen-in, Raigō-in.

Standing at my table, filled with same-sized prints stacked in piles by location, I saw Kyoto dancing with Ahmedabad, (Alvaro) Siza conversing with (Geoffrey) Bawa, a cave temple embracing ... of the ...

If it’s a spring reset you’re after, soak up the restorative atmosphere at Kyoto’s temples and shrines during cherry blossom season. For a refreshing hit, Copenhagen and Corfu Town both ...