KYOTO

If you happen to be in Kyoto around the turn of the New Year, you won't want to miss this spectacle of men and women dressed in Heian-style robes playing their version of soccer.

So long as you have this map, you can feel as though you've slipped back into the Heian Period of Kyoto.

Here's a selection of places that are beautiful in the warm weather, but in the winter, that beauty is multiplied!

The hidden Daigo Temple is one site you won't want to miss—especially in winter when snow blankets the grounds!

This isn’t Kyoto for the faint-hearted. So lace up your comfy shoes and get ready to hit the pavement!

Visitors at Shinto shrines often see animal statues or motifs near the entrance, inside the shrine or on signs. What do the most notable animals symbolize?

The classic anime characters by Osamu Tezuka that gave birth to modern anime come to life in this exhibit thanks to breathtaking backgrounds provided by the traditional Japanese painting school, Rinpa.

What are the three most notable woody materials used in the construction of Kiyomizu-dera?