The ultimate design-lover's guide to where to stay, what to eat, and the sites you can't miss in the historic Japanese city.

While Japan is famous for its beautiful Zen gardens, they are usually overshadowed by more popular destinations ...

Soaring interest in Japan has inspired new hotels that honor the city’s history.

KYOTO—The garden of a centuries-old temple here is now open to the public for the brief blooming period of an iconic flower, ...

Delve into the washitsu's role in Japanese homes, blending cultural history with contemporary interior design for a unique ...

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 ...

By Japanese standards, Okayama is a smallish city. With about 900,000 inhabitants, it is way behind such urban giants as ...

Once Japan’s Imperial capital, Kyoto is now the country’s historic and cultural ... Just next door lies Tenryu-ji, a UNESCO-listed Zen temple with a landscaped garden that mirrors the changing sky.

A karesansui (a dry landscape garden) uses raked sand and rocks to depict flowing rivers and seas. The design invites reflection and has been utilized by Zen Buddhist monks for ... and landscape ...

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