Tickets to view the parade of large "yamahoko" floats from premium seats during this summer's Gion Festival will go on sale ...

The Gion Festival has two climactic parts to it: the Saki Matsuri (first festival) and the Ato Matsuri (latter festival). Each part culminates in a massive parade of floats called the “Yamahoko ...

KYOTO--Tourism officials here are offering premium seats for 400,000 yen ($2,870) each that provide an up-close view of the traditional Gion Festival’s massive float parade on July 17.

Researchers in Kyoto have created a new pandemic response system combining surveillance, rapid diagnostics, and global pathogen tracking.

In the heart of Kyoto stands Hotel Okura Kyoto, one of Japan’s most iconic accommodations. Not only is it the oldest hotel in ...

Gion, a prestigious entertainment quarter in Kyoto home to many geiko and maiko, was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. All hopes rest on the revival of the Miyako Odori, a large-scale performance.

In Kyoto, tourists flock to the picturesque Gion district to glimpse Geisha clip-clopping along cobbled streets. It's one of the most photographed parts of the ancient capital. But now the people ...