KYOTO -- The famed Kiyomizu Temple, a designated national treasure, is set to begin replacing the roof of its main hall in early February for the first time in 50 years, temple officials said. The ...

A man was injured and taken to hospital on Tuesday when a sakura tree fell on him at Sannenzaka, one of Kyoto’s busiest tourist areas located along the approach to Kiyomizudera (Kiyomizu temple) in ...

The wooden gates and halls of Kyoto’s Kiyomizu-dera temple are among Japan’s most cherished treasures; the oldest of the Buddhist temple’s ancient structures has clung to the side of Mount Otowa for ...

The Artists’ Fair Kyoto has announced some exciting news regarding the fifth edition of the festival, set to be held this spring. Some of the festival’s featured installations will be displayed at ...

The kanji was written with a giant calligraphy brush on a roughly 1.5 meters high and 1.3 meters wide sheet of "washi," ...

Cultural expert Sara Aiko shares her picks for the best places to admire cherry blossoms in Kyoto, from the secluded Heian Shrine to Kiyomizu Temple at night. Sara Aiko has lived in Kyoto since 2010.

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