With only two lines, Kyoto's subway system isn't nearly as extensive as its bus routes. There's the north-south Karasuma Line and the east-west Tozai Line. With the subway, you can bypass some of ...

Steve Waters receives funding from the AHRC. With California poised for more fires and a climate-change denying plutocrat back in the White House, the London opening of Joe Murphy and Joe ...

KYOTO--Cultural properties rarely seen by the public are now on show as part of the Kyoto Winter Special Openings campaign. Hosted by the city government and the Kyoto City Tourism Association ...

The map below shows the location of Kyoto and Osaka. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...

Take the Karasuma line from Kyoto Station to Marutamachi Station, which will drop you off right at the entrance of the hotel. 🤓Nerdy Tip The exit by the hotel does not have an escalator or ...

Domestic and foreign tourists crowd the area in front of Kyoto Station in this April 2024 file photo. (Mainichi/Yoko Minami) The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have ...

The map below shows the location of Kyoto and Tokyo. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between ...

The site where Kyoto Animation Studio 1 once stood is seen in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Jan. 25, 2024, from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter. (Mainichi/Takeshi Nishimura) OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A man charged ...

Ken Rodgers, longtime managing editor of Kyoto Journal, passed away on Nov. 4. He was 72 years old. Rodgers was one of the Kyoto foreign community’s leading lights, respected for his kindness ...

A walking tour of the Kiso Valley offers glimpses of the golden age of Japan’s great printmakers.

KYOTO--Cultural treasures usually off-limits to the public are unveiled at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and other facilities across the ancient capital as part of a fall exhibition. The ...