Akiko Noda, the award-winning Japanese artist, shares the secrets to a unique glassmaking technique that highlights the ...

Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year ... lacquered torii gates that line the 2 ½-mile-long path up Mount Inari, where the shrine sits.

Looking to explore the popular cities of Kyoto and Osaka without breaking the bank? Contrary to popular belief, you can soak ...

Walk Japan, a tour company known for its “off-the-beaten-path” routes through Japan, leads a remarkable 11-day, 10-night ...

And you'll be happy to know that Kyoto boasts plenty of areas that are great for walking. A particularly famous route is the Philosopher's Walk, which will take you along a tree-lined canal ...

The Arashiyama bamboo path is only about 400 meters long, but the nearby “bamboo road” in Muko, a suburb of Kyoto, stretches for 1.8 kilometers. The longer route offers visitors a chance to ...

Like the Japanese art of origami, a stay at Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto is elegant and precise. From the moment guests walk through the ancient wooden gates, the character and heritage of this ...

First opened in 1890, it is believed to be named for a Kyoto University philosophy professor who strolled there while meditating. As you walk along it, depending on the season, the swift current ...