Japanese Zen Buddhism in particular, to be aesthetically sublime. The most sublime thing I've ever seen are the gardens around Kyoto. I'm deeply moved by what that culture has produced ...

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 ...

Kyoto, Japan, is the ideal location for a romantic getaway. The city has a different vibe than its urban counterparts, Tokyo ...

Many of their gardens were built by the pioneer of the modern Japanese garden, Ogawa Jihei VII. While Kyoto's cityscape was transforming after the fall of feudalism, Jihei designed spaces of ...

KYOTO--Buddhist temples across Japan ... illuminates the white sand and moss in the temple garden. Lighting was also used to depict a Zen teaching. “A refreshing breeze blows through one ...

Kyoto, the former imperial capital, is a serene city known for its ancient temples, traditional tea houses, and picturesque gardens ... can purchase traditional Japanese snacks and souvenirs ...

Blue-and-white flycatchers and Japanese pygmy woodpeckers chirp over the murmur of a stream. Sanzen-in may be famed for its autumn foliage, but the ancient temple in the Ohara district of Kyoto ...

Participatory demonstrations of Japanese culture are highlighted ... such as private courtyards with meditative zen gardens.

Beginning in 1953, when Christian Dior welcomed the Japanese imperial family ... on April 15 in the Tōji gardens in Kyoto. The garden was designed by the Zen priest Musō Soseki, and its temple ...