While the traditional elements of Japanese gardens—stone, water, gravel, pruned pines, and asymmetry—are rooted in ...

Mr. Keane designed it as the Zen courtyard garden of the Genji Kyoto hotel, opened in April 2022, on the banks of the Kamo River, near where Genji builds his own grand estate and gardens in the book.

The trip from the United States to Japan is a marathon, not a sprint, so when my boyfriend and I arrived in Kyoto after 18 hours of travel, we resembled two dried sponges.We didn’t know what ...

KYOTO—The garden of a centuries-old temple here is now open to the public for the brief blooming period of an iconic flower, serving as a reminder of the Buddhist philosophy that all things must ...

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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 ...

The best hotels in Kyoto embrace the city's many esteemed traditions while infusing contemporary style and comfort. Here's where to stay in 2024.

Prominent Zen Temple. The Saga/Arashiyama area in the western reaches of central Kyoto is one of Japan’s most scenic areas. In spring, 1,500 cherries bloom on 382-meter tall Arashiyama, and ...

The trip from the United States to Japan is a marathon, not a sprint, so when my boyfriend and I arrived in Kyoto after 18 hours of travel, we resembled two dried sponges.We didn’t know what ...

Hogon-in Temple in Arashiyama, is arguably the most impressive garden that tourists visiting the area must see.It is a Buddhist sub-temple of the Rinzai Zen head temple, Tenryu-ji. The temple was ...