Built in A.D. 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from its foundation until the middle of the 19th century. As the centre of Japanese culture for ...

Kyoto has many shrines, temples and traditional structures, spurring people to place special value on old building materials over the centuries. After the Middle Ages, merchants at the center of ...

Mahito Uehara, a professor emeritus of archaeology at Kyoto University who is knowledgeable about ancient temples, said the latest ruins found were likely of buildings used as a kitchen or warehouse.

Indeed, it may be hard to believe it, but Kyoto truly does come alive when the sun goes down. Sure, you’re not going to find ...