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 ...

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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 ...

Announced March 27, the latest Michelin Guide for Kyoto and Osaka is full of rising ... staff training that can be in short supply in Japan’s fine-dining kitchens. In Osaka, chef Willy Monroy ...

The Golden Route is the quintessential travel itinerary for first-time visitors to Japan. It traditionally includes Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and (sometimes) Hiroshima, offering a well-rounded introduction ...

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It is a stone statue of an owl that was made into a landmark in the yard of the Ikebukuro Station when the JR (Japan Railways) was launched. Ikefukuro or Ike-fukuro is a stone statue erected in ...