Banquets inspired by the natural world, soba noodles, handcrafted tea sweets, contemporary farm-to-table diners; Kyoto is ...

Nighttime food tours can be an iffy proposition. You’re out in an unfamiliar city tasting food from random carts and stalls and are at the whim of your guide to make sure those places are tasty and ...

Kyoto needs little introduction: picture glimpsing a geisha disappearing down a narrow alley; the stillness of a stone garden ...

Chef Ichiro Kubota marries techniques he learned in Europe with centuries-old methods learned from his father, a master of Kyoto cuisine Arashiyama, Japan CNN — Breaking into the ancient, tight-knit ...

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Welcome back to Two-Night Minimum, a series of city guides for those who want to get to the heart of a place in a short time—be it on a business trip or a weekend vacation. For this Kyoto edition, we ...

Planning your first trip to Japan and can’t decide between Tokyo, Kyoto, or Osaka? Read our guide on choosing the right city ...

SIX DAYS A WEEK, as morning sunlight crests the Hira mountains on the outskirts of Kyoto, three prominent local chefs visit a narrow swath of fertile farmland in the river basin below. For this trio ...

The lunch set at Imobou, this tiny restaurant on the northern edge of Maruyama Park in Kyoto. The place has been there for generations, and it’s famous for the dish on the lower left: a kind of boiled ...

Kyoto is the ancient capital of Japan and is packed with history and beauty. Like the rest of Japan, it boasts such a unique and beautiful place, steeped in tradition. It would be easy to miss the ...

With cherry blossoms in full bloom and the recent opening of its first luxury hotel, there's never been a better time to visit the cultural heart of Japan. Here, six can't-miss places to see in Kyoto.