Escape Tokyo for Kamakura: a peaceful blend of history, temples, coastal views, and nature, just an hour from the city.

Hiraizumi - Temples, Gardens and ... northern realm of Japan and rivalled Kyoto. The realm was based on the cosmology of Pure Land Buddhism, which spread to Japan in the 8th century. It represented ...

The ultimate design-lover's guide to where to stay, what to eat, and the sites you can't miss in the historic Japanese city.

I realised that maybe the whole point was to reduce myself to a speck that could float around Kyoto, just glad to be there ...

Start your second day in Kyoto with a daybreak hike at Fushimi Inari Taisha,passing through a rumored 10,000 torii gates as ...

At the opposite end of the Earth, surrounded by nothing familiar, I felt the most at home that I had in years.