13 Festivals Cormorant Fishing on the Uji River Takako Sakamoto Unique Cormorant Fishing on the Uji River has a long history. Held from mid June to late Sept.
15 Temples & Shrines Light-up, Shoren-in Temple Tomoko Kamishima Light-up, Shoren-in Temple: Different from the daytime Shoren-in Temple, its beautiful gardens produce a mysterious atmosphere..
Culture Best of Kyoto in Three Days Bonson Lam Travel & Leisure has named Kyoto as the World’s Best City for the second consecutive year in row, making it a place to visit i..
13 Temples & Shrines Chishaku-in Temple’s Inner Garden Tomoko Kamishima The beauty of Chishaku-in Temple's inner gardens, refined paintings, and sophisticated wooden corridors are far from the fierce..
18 Culture Kyoto Imperial Park Elena Lisina Kyoto Imperial Park is a good place for a break with the family, or some jogging or cycling.
15 Historical Kurama: a half-day trip from Kyoto Peter Sidell Near Japan's former capital of Kyoto, Kurama makes a good half-day escape, with beautiful views of the surrounding scenery..
11 Temples & Shrines Delights of Kiyomizudera Temple 1 Larry Knipfing There are a lot of articles and photo stories here at JapanTravel focusing on Kiyomizudera, and with good reason: It is one of the..
12 Temples & Shrines Twilight View of Yasaka-no-to Tower Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto: Beautiful silhouette of Yasaka-no-to Tower above the afterglow of the sunset