and the Heian Shrine. "Our location is truly special because it offers guests a tranquil retreat while being just moments ...

About 2,000 Japanese irises of 200 varieties are in full bloom at Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto City. The garden has a temporary bridge over the pond at this time of year.

KYOTO—An ume blossom that sprouted at the Kitano Tenmangu shrine here in early March is ... (845-903), a noted scholar and politician of the Heian Period (794-1185) who died in exile in Dazaifu ...

The procession departed from the Kyoto Gyoen National Garden in the city's Kamigyo Ward at around noon to the sound of flutes ...

a shrine modeled after the Imperial Palace during the Heian era, when Kyoto was the capital of Japan. For Naked Garden One Kyoto, Heian Jingu allowed for personalized, immersive experiences in ...

KYOTO--A New Year’s ceremonial ... the first time in three years at Yasakajinja shrine here on Jan. 3. Dressed in the traditional costume of the Heian Period (794-1185), eight women took part ...

August is the traditional period in Japan when the worlds of the living and the dead overlap, but who’s to say spirits don’t ...

Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back ...

Kyoto is a true embodiment of Old Japan awash with beautiful vestiges of its past glory. Beyond the futuristic Kyoto Station, modern shopping complexes, and sleek luxury hotels, lies a city with ...