Despite being just a two hour bullet train from bustling Tokyo, Kyoto offers travelers a very different pace. Home to hundreds of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, this peaceful city is well known ...

Welcome back to Two-Night Minimum, a series of city guides for those who want to get to the heart of a place in a short time—be it on a business trip or a weekend vacation. For this Kyoto edition, we ...

Tokyo might be one of 2023’s hottest travel destinations, but head just a few hours west to Kyoto by bullet train, and it feels like you’re stepping back in time. Unlike Tokyo’s neon-lit skyscrapers ...