KYOTO--Unseasonably high temperatures are playing havoc with the autumn foliage season that draws hordes of visitors to Kyoto at this time of year. Officials now say the autumn leaves will be at ...

The main hall of Kiyomizudera temple in Kyoto and surrounding maple trees are lit up during a test lighting on Nov. 17, a day before the start of the special autumn nighttime viewing. The beam of ...

Kyoto's famous bamboo groves draw crowds, but hidden gems await. Discover five forests that offer tranquility and beauty ...

Oshima Hiroshi, a chauffeur and tour guide, showed Steve Jobs around Kyoto. Oshima says one of Jobs' favorite destinations was Ryoanji, a 500-year-old Zen temple known for its rock garden.

Colorful autumn leaves are seen at the Akizuki Castle ... known as the Chikuzen region's "Little Kyoto." Leaves of about 20 Japanese maple trees around the Kuromon Gate, located on the stone ...