Shirakawa-go is famous for its gassho-zukuri farmhouses, which are more than two centuries old. These thatched-roof houses ...

The Nakasendo road runs through this valley, an ancient pilgrimage route going from Kyoto to Edo (formerly ... Magome and Tsumago: these traditional villages, which have preserved their original ...

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KYOTO--Reflecting the Japanese traditional aesthetics of “wabi-sabi” (transience and imperfection), moss-covered gardens have long mesmerized visitors from home and abroad. But there has been ...

They enjoyed performances of Noh and kyogen by Kyoto's representative schools: Kanze, Kongo and Okura. This is the 71st staging of the well-preserved traditional early summer event since it was co ...

The city of Kyoto recently restricted tourist access to some alleys in Gion, its geisha district of traditional teahouses ... of sacred mountains, UNESCO villages and some of the last remaining ...