KYOTO—The city government here is experimenting with how to stop tourists from carving graffiti into the Chikurin no Komichi bamboo grove by cutting it out of reach. The plan is to trim back both ...

If you thought Kyoto looked beautiful during the day, you should see it at night. With over 1,200 years of history, the city is full of shrines, temples and ancient promenades that, in the right light ...

Misao Hashimoto, manager of the Kyoto government's scenic conservation division. The city government is experimenting with how to stop tourists from carving graffiti into the Chikurin no Komichi ...

NISHIKYO WARD, Kyoto — When we started researching this trip in 2017 and looked at Instagram photos we saw this amazing bamboo forest. It's located in Arashiyama on the outskirts of Kyoto, about 300 ...

Although a little outside the city, Arashiyama is one of Kyoto’s top tourist destinations, well worth exploring for its lovely walks dotted with historic temples and gardens, as well as one of Japan’s ...

TOKYO - At least 100 bamboo trees in Kyoto's famous Arashiyama bamboo grove were found to be defaced with carvings in English, Chinese and Korean alphabet, local media reported on Thursday (May 17).

KYOTO--Beware the “yokai” ghouls and hobgoblins that prowl the boundary between the netherworld and the human world. Business operators here have seized on this legend of old Kyoto to ramp up ...

Japan is considered to be one of the most spectacular places on earth. It is home to some marvelous attractions like palaces, temples, national parks, skyscrapers and shopping centres. However, like ...

Luxury accommodation in Kyoto normally comes in the form of traditional ryokans or boutique hotels in the city centre, but the newly opened Arashiyama Mansion Mama offers a different take on modern ...

Arashiyama has been renowned for its blossoms since the thirteenth century, when Emperor Go-Saga built an imperial villa here and transplanted several hundred cherry trees from Mount Yoshino. It is ...

This story is part of the June 3 Edition of Good Weekend.See all 20 stories. WHY: Once a resort town for the Imperial family and Heian-era nobles, Arashiyama has a natural beauty that’s been captured ...