A famous Japanese city is hiking its accommodation tax from March 1. Tourists will need to pay more per night to stay in Kyoto, the former capital of the country and an iconic tourist destination on ...

Explore top hotels in Kyoto like Six Senses and Banyan Tree to witness sakura season with scenic views and unbeatable ...

Plan Ahead: Thanks to its scenic setting and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (it's part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto), it should come as no surprise that Kiyomizu-dera Temple is a ...

A perennial favourite for foreign visitors to Japan, Kyoto is so concerned about a return to the “overtourism” that plagued the ancient capital before the pandemic that it has launched an online map ...

Capella Kyoto will open on 22 March 2026, just as Kyoto’s legendary cherry blossoms reach their fleeting peak. Set in the ...

The best way to get around Kyoto is by bus and on foot. The abundance of English-language signs and announcements make Kyoto's bus systems easy for visitors to navigate. The city's subway can also ...

KYOTO -- The Kyoto Municipal Government and the Kyoto City Tourism Association have launched an online map in English and Chinese showing crowding forecasts for the ancient Japanese capital's ...

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For centuries Kyoto has been a tea town, its dominance reaching an apex in the austere and highly ritualized tea ceremony. But, for the past century at least, Kyoto has also been a coffee town.

For all of Kyoto’s stately grandeur, it owes much to the quaint coastal town of Obama to the north. This small city on the Sea of Japan is indelibly tied to Kyoto by the famed Saba Kaido (literally, ...