My goshuin journey began, quite fittingly, at Gōtokuji—Tokyo’s so-called “lucky cat temple” and widely considered the birthplace of the maneki-neko. As a lifelong ailurophile, I was naturally drawn to ...

KYOTO—More than 10,000 visitors have already stepped onto the otherworldly grounds of Toji temple here in the week since the ...

Three days a week, a historic Zen temple here transforms itself into a restaurant serving a limited number of vegan ramen ...

Here are the best temples in Kyoto, with travel tips and more, according to LIVE JAPAN, a top-class travel website for visitors to Japan. Our ranking is based on the most popular pages viewed by ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. 1 / 6TOFUKU-JI TEMPLE: Autumn is the moment to hit this southeast Kyoto temple â sometimes, it feels ...

Kyoto is one of the world’s most beautiful cities, with more temples and treasures than anyone could hope to see in a lifetime. Presuming you are not here that long, we’ve distilled the very best of ...

Numerous temples in Kyoto will hold the traditional purification ritual known as “Nagoshi no Harae” on June 30. People walk through a huge wreath made of miscanthus to atone for their sins in the ...

Plan Ahead: Thanks to its scenic setting and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (it's part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto), it should come as no surprise that Kiyomizu-dera Temple is a ...