There is a breathtaking golden temple in one of the world's best visitor destinations and it will blow you away.

Explore top hotels in Kyoto like Six Senses and Banyan Tree to witness sakura season with scenic views and unbeatable cultural access.

Masaki Kashiwara, professor emeritus at Kyoto University's Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, on Wednesday became the first Japanese recipient of the Abel Prize, often referred to as the ...

The 1,300-year-old Gounsa temple in Uiseong County, a major Buddhist landmark, was among the dozens of buildings that have burned to the ground with its ceremonial bell the only piece appearing ...

The city assembly of Kyoto passed an ordinance by a majority vote Tuesday to raise its maximum accommodation tax to ¥10,000 ($66) per guest per night. The amount will be the highest among areas ...

the closest bus stop to Kiyomizu-dera Temple, from Kyoto Station in about 12 minutes—around 3 minutes faster than regular city buses. Similarly, you'll arrive at Gion, Yasaka Shrine, and Heian Jingu ...

News outlets have been abuzz lately about a certain Hindu temple located along Jalan Masjid India. Last Thursday (20 March), Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and the government announced its plans to ...

Especially at the highly trafficked Kyoto Station Bus Stop D (for Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Gion, Sanjusangendo, etc.), it's not uncommon for the bus to fill to capacity, forcing those in line to wait for ...

Nowhere is this more noticeable than in Kyoto, but it turns out there hasn’t been an across-the-demographic-board increase in the number of visitors to the city’s temples, shrines, and gardens, as ...

In the Egyptian city of Esna, a highly decorated entrance hall completed during the mid-third century a.d. is the only surviving part of a temple dedicated to the creator god Khnum. Some 100 major ...

Holding the Fushimi Inari-taisha temple, Kiyomizu temple, Kinkakuji temple, and Sanjusangendo temple, Kyoto is home to several religious sites in Japan. With over 1600 Buddhist temples and 400 Shinto ...