Get involved in Kyoto’s rich craft scene and head to a pottery throwing class at Zuikou Gama, a company dating back to 1771. It offers English-speaking classes at its small, chic Kiyomizudera studio ...

In Kyoto's western suburbs, where concrete rubs up against hillsides splattered with autumnal colour, I meet Yuko Nakajima, immaculate in a silk kimono, with a ramrod back and lacquered hair. She's ...

Capella Kyoto is designed by Kengo Kuma, with 89 guest rooms and suites, several restaurants, and a spa with private onsen ...

Shimadzu Corporation, which was celebrating its 150 th anniversary in 2025, has a long history of involvement with traditional Kyoto crafts dating back to its origins as a maker of Buddhist altar ...

KYOTO--A special exhibition commemorating the 60th anniversary of Gucci’s arrival in Japan is now under way at the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art here. “Gucci Cosmos,” which runs until Dec. 1, ...

There is an old saying in Japan that you can learn a lot about a place by drinking the local sake. Today, this no longer applies just to nihonshu. There are now small-scale operations around Japan ...

For many, Innovation and startups aren’t the first things that spring to mind when they think of Kyoto. Japan’s old capital is usually associated with temples, shrines, cherry blossoms and geisha. But ...