KYOTO—City officials are attempting to combat a return of graffiti marring Arashiyama’s bamboo forest, one of Kyoto’s most beloved tourist destinations.

Traveling to Kyoto is high on the wishlist for most tourists who come to Japan. The city is home to countless shrines, golden ...

The distillery is surrounded by beautiful bamboo forests on a mountain – they must be getting to my brain. It turns out the water in the area is the reason the first whiskeys in Japan were distilled ...

Jomon people were already making "tableware" out of bamboo—the incredibly long history between the Japanese people and ...

A group of Malaysian tourists were caught carving their names into a famous bamboo stalk at Kyoto's Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, sparking widespread outrage online. A video clip, shared four days ago by ...

Overview. The Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, also known as the Sagano Bamboo Forest, is one of Kyoto’s most photographed and ...

This is a continuation of my story about visiting what is said to be the most beautiful abandoned railway line in Japan (the ...

Traditionally, the intent to fuse architecture and nature has always been present in Japanese culture, But this contemporary Buddhist temple boldly sends bamboo soaring towards the sky. The space for ...