Kyoto (Page 13)
Edo period confectionery store learnt the secret recipe from a monk on a mountain in Kyoto.
A long-established Kyoto confectionery shop is selling these do-it-yourself kits with simple video instructions.
New collaboration services honor your departed pets as full members of the family while also granting you and your remaining family some closure.
Fushimi Inari-taisha did all sorts of things to keep visitors safe this New Year’s, and one may be steeped in the local culture’s velvety harshness.
Grab your coat, because winter is an amazing time to see Kyoto’s Kifune Shrine.
It’s not just gold that’s shining right now at one of Japan’s most beautiful historical sites.
Look out — Japan’s old capital appears to be rising again, with an army of koi fish behind it.
Plaintiff sought damages of 90 million yen (US$863,433) from her tormentors and the school itself.
Junior high school students at one school are learning Japanese culture by recreating historical sites in the popular game.
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