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WHEN IT COMES to travel, Japan is having a major moment. And as the cherry trees burst into bloom all over the city, Kyoto tops itineraries for very good reason. Once the capital of Japan ...

‘I still love those silks embroidered with flowers and fantastic birds and use them in my collections.’ Yesterday in Kyoto (15 April 2025), Maria Grazia Chiuri – the current creative director of the ...

Some lean a little more traditional, like the flagship Maana Kyoto, others more contemporary, as seen in the Maana Kiyomizu “suites.” Neutral hues and natural materials are brought to life by ...

In a boathouse: Ine in northern Kyoto prefecture sits on a sheltered bay and visitors can stay in a funaya, or boat house, right on the water. Many provide daily seafood meals fished straight from the ...

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Ine is a coastal town in Northern part of Kyoto that’s even more scenic when it snows. Here, you can see funaya (traditional boathouse) that line the coast. Believed to be constructed 400 years ago, ...

This Hyatt property is located in the center of Kyoto, making it an ideal base for exploring the sprawling city. Many or all of the products on this page are from partners who compensate us when ...

But that is precisely what directors Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin achieve with Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson’s strikingly smart “Kyoto.” Plays with as much necessary information as this ...

The double-act of Angela Merkel and John Prescott at the Kyoto summit gets easy laughs. Pearlman’s corruption is underlined by the fact he’s an indifferent husband, a bad dad and a compulsive ...

The city of Kyoto plans to raise the accommodation tax to a maximum ¥10,000 per night — the highest in Japan — to improve city infrastructure and mitigate crowds amid problems regarding ...

Ine offers a tranquil escape by the Ine Bay in Northern Kyoto Prefecture. Recognised as one of Japan’s most beautiful villages, Ine’s charm lies in its seaside location and unique funaya, or ...