Masaki Kashiwara, this year’s Abel Prize winner, co-founded a new field of mathematics called algebraic analysis ...

KAMEOKA, Kyoto Prefecture--Officials from the operator of the sightseeing boat that capsized in the river here say the accident resulted from the steersman falling overboard and the vessel ...

or enjoy verdant vistas on a boat ride down Hozugawa River. Devoting the entirety of one of Kyoto's green urban parks solely to bamboo, the serene forests of Kyoto City Rakusai Bamboo Park house ...

People who visit Kyoto typically stick to the overly touristy attractions like Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kinkaku-ji, Gion District, Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, and the numerous temples scattered throughout ...

KAMEOKA, Kyoto Prefecture—A father and son who were aboard the sightseeing boat that capsized in the Hozugawa river here described how they clung together in the frigid water to survive. The ...

The white herons perched on the central river’s concrete embankments were not even here when my Kyoto-born wife (whom I met in a temple my first month in the city) was young. “They’ve come ...

From May to September, restaurants along Kyoto’s Kamo River build temporary balconies on stilts over the banks to make outdoor tatami rooms. Kawadoko, or riverside dining, is said to have a history ...

Arashiyama is one of the principal allures of Kyoto, and Muni Kyoto is raised at the core of this attraction next to the Katsura River facing the Togetsu Bridge and the splendor of these renowned ...