Such graveyards, where trees mark the remains instead of gravestones, have grown in popularity, and not just in Kyoto, which has at least five sub-temples offering the service. Tree burials are ...

Kyoto, Japan - 06, 2024 Eikando Zenrinji temple in Kyoto is lit up for a test run on Nov. 6, 2024, ahead of its special event ...

KYOTO--Unseasonably high temperatures are playing havoc with the autumn foliage season that draws hordes of visitors to Kyoto ...

Jon Woodhouse, who writes regular arts and entertainment articles for The Maui News, is currently traveling in Japan and ...

Torin-in Temple in Kyoto City is not open to the public as a rule, but the priests make an exception for several days in June when the sal trees are in bloom. One of Japan's most famous pieces of ...

69.4 x 19.6 cm. (27.3 x 7.7 in.) ...

Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto is a one-of-a-kind stay in the iconic Japanese city. As Japan continues to be a popular destination for travelers, Kyoto's appeal grows as well: In 2023, the Kyoto ...

Springtime in Kyoto draws many travelers because of comfortable ... the notoriously temperamental cherry trees can begin flowering on any given day from late March to mid-April).

Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year ... coupled with the fading light filtering through the trees and torii gates makes for an eerie and spiritual ...

For reasons unknown, it suddenly can’t produce the kanji characters that my non-English-speaking taxi driver needs to reach my hotel from Kyoto Station. Stalemate. Not only is Banyan Tree ...