“Exclusive Resorts and Day Spas” with Alexander Shambly is the first TV program and film crew in the world invited to film the new wing - The Collections Hall - of the Kyoto National Museum.

The National Museum is worth a visit just to see the building. Constructed in the 1890s, this neo-classical gem by Tokuma Katayama has been designated an Important Cultural Property. It’s ...

A big, grey box designed by Pritzker Prize-winner Fumihiko Maki is the unbecoming home of Kyoto’s top contemporary art venue. The 2,600sq m of floor space hosts an impressive permanent ...

Tourists from abroad are frequent visitors, with national heritage sites like Nijō Castle and the Kyoto Imperial Palace nearby. “When I found out about the Manga Museum from my guidebook, I was ...

The answer to this question is, of course, “This is Kyoto!” Kyoto is not a museum, it’s a 21st-century city with its own rush hours and uninspired architecture.

After seeing the museum and temple, my favorite thing to do is stroll the streets. Kyoto was spared the bombing of World War II, so it is still a city of tiny stores.

Minami Yamashiro, the region in the Kizu River basin area located in the southern part of Kyoto prefecture has many temples preserving the traditions of the Nara (710-794) and Heian (794-1185 ...

KYOTO NATIONAL MUSEUM By Yukari Tanaka Aug 6, 2019 Aug. 14-Sept. 16 ...