Once Japan’s Imperial capital, the city has been a spiritual and cultural epicentre for more than a thousand years. That ...

Pontocho Alley: Traditional Restaurants for Kyoto Tourists Running parallel to ... Kyoto has many old-school izakaya (traditional Japanese bar), which are a window into local Japanese culture.

Kaiseki restaurants often offer ... t miss the Nishiki Market in central Kyoto to see and sample all sorts of local delicacies, including tsukemono (Japanese pickles), wagashi (Japanese ...

Kyoto authorities announced Tuesday plans to hike lodging taxes, as Japan's ancient capital seeks to assuage grumbles from locals about too many tourists. Tourists walk past shops and restaurants ...

Presuming you are not... When the relentless summer heat hits the streets of Kyoto, you’ll be sure to appreciate these refreshingly cool Japanese desserts Try vintage calvados, jam to jazz tunes ...

To preserve authentic flavours, traditional Japanese restaurants, with support from the Ministry of Agriculture, open their ...

The Nomura Villa of Kyoto is usually closed to the public In terms of Japanese cuisine, Oshima says Jobs always loved soba and that his favorite restaurant was Misoka-an Kawamichiya, a shop near ...