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 garden's layout invites you to take a stroll slowly and appreciate everything. The Adachi Museum of Art marries traditional Japanese art with breathtaking garden views. Its award-winning landscape ...

Details: Free entry. Open daily, 24 hours (ja.kyoto.travel). The most famous Zen garden in Japan, its centrepiece is a raked gravel courtyard in which 15 large rocks are strategically placed for ...

Kyoto is a true embodiment of Old Japan awash with beautiful vestiges of ... breathtaking temples, serene Zen gardens, narrow cobbled alleyways, bustling markets and a vibrant nightlife.

UJI, Kyoto Prefecture--Three days a week, a historic Zen temple here transforms itself ... (1603-1867), wanted a set of the printing blocks in Japan. Ingen provided the temple with about 7,000 ...