SANBAGAWA, Gunma Prefecture--Benmou Suzuki’s dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly looks like prized real estate. Yet the monk ...

It's also home to Japan's most iconic cultural city, Kyoto, with its numerous temples, bamboo forests, and traditional tea houses. However, there is another standout destination in Kansai that ...