The Kyoto surf guide download is a convenient, organized format of our Kyoto travel website content and includes up to 7-day forecasts for surfing travel areas in Kyoto. Easy to print or use on a ...

Living in Kyoto for decades has taught me that this ancient city holds secrets far beyond its famous golden temples and pristine gardens. While millions of tourists coming in from Tokyo snap photos at ...

Okay, taking a 44-hour side trip to Kyoto during our two-week visit to Tokyo was a silly idea. After deducting the hours we spent at the Hiiragiya ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn with cypress-wood ...

Kyoto's storied Buddhist temples, impressive museums, architectural treasures and elaborate gardens are often overshadowed by Tokyo's sprawling skyscrapers, buzzing city streets and legendary sites, ...

A visit to serene, preserved Kyoto is an obvious followup—and a perfect complement—to your futuristic, often overstimulating stay in Tokyo. Whereas the big city demands you keep pace and build up up ...

In Kyoto’s four-hundred-year-old Nishiki Market, it’s not enough for the food to taste better than it does anywhere else—it has to look better than it does anywhere else as well. Hanya Yanagihara ...

Is it just us or does it feel like a lot of people have visited Japan recently? Or at least, have it on their bucket list? There’s a reason for that. According to figures from Japan’s National Tourism ...

Whether you're on a mission to buy the best matcha powder in Japan or craving the best matcha latte of your life, Kyoto has ...