Almost every temple, shrine, and garden in the historic town are surrounded by beautiful Japanese maple and ginkgo trees as they shift from red to gold. It's one of the most famous cities in Japan to ...

KYOTO--Unseasonably high temperatures are playing havoc with the autumn foliage season that draws hordes of visitors to Kyoto at this time of year. Officials now say the autumn leaves will be at their ...

We’re all familiar with that twinge of disappointment you get when you travel the umpteen miles to visit a particular attraction only for it to look nothing like the photos. If you’re planning a trip ...

A few times a year, the breathtaking Kiyozumi-dera Temple that overlooks Kyoto city hosts special nighttime visits, where the temple’s structures and surrounding foliage are illuminated for a ...

Kyoto is Japan’s top tourist destination. There are crowds of visitors all year round, but the season peaks in autumn, when vivid seasonal leaves color the historical temples and fascinating streets.

On my recent trip to Kyoto to admire the autumn season of the ancient capital, I visited Enkoji temple, a site famously adorned with a spectacular tapestry of fall foliage in the northern part of the ...

Hanamikoji Street runs through Gion district like a golden thread running through woven silk. Lined with wooden townhouses, Gion has long been Kyoto’s principal kagai (flower town), where geishas — ...

People view the scenery of red leaves at Shisen-do Temple in Kyoto, Japan, Nov. 16, 2021. Photo: Xinhua A visitor takes photos of red leaves at Nanzenji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, Nov. 15, 2021. Photo: ...

KYOTO -- Passersby in Katsurazaka New Town in this city's Nishikyo Ward are delighting in the annual blazing autumn hues provided by the area's copious sweet gum trees. Sweet gum are a deciduous tree ...