Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

But nowhere are the perceptions more disparate than in Japan ... tea ceremonies, Zen temples and, yes, geisha—came to its fullest flowering and refinement in Kyoto. It’s as if the historical ...

Kyoto is a true embodiment of Old Japan awash with beautiful vestiges ... lies a city with celebrated centuries-old wonders, breathtaking temples, serene Zen gardens, narrow cobbled alleyways ...

UJI, Kyoto Prefecture--A spectacular sight awaits visitors to a Buddhist temple here founded ... After arriving in Japan, Yin established the Obaku school of Zen Buddhism with Manpukuji serving ...

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows travelers with its stunning natural scenery, which visitors say is best viewed from the verandah off the temple's main building.

Everyone goes to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Why not try spots like the bustling port of Yokohama or the serene monasteries of ...

Once Japan’s Imperial capital, the city has been a spiritual and cultural epicentre for more than a thousand years. That ...

But even older than Bushido, gradually weaving itself into the fabric of Japanese society after Buddhism came to Japan in the sixth century, is Zen. At temples in Kyoto, Tokyo and other locations ...

KYOTO--“Fusuma-e” sliding door paintings ... The World Heritage site renowned for having one of the finest Zen rock gardens in Japan was built in 1450 by Hosokawa Katsumoto, a high-ranking ...

Kyoto's Zen gardens are world famous and for good reason: these masterpieces of meticulously raked gravel, velvety moss and ...