Every year, the temple opens its garden to the public to coincide with the blossoms. The fallen white flowers decorating the moss are also a popular sight. The garden will be open until June 23.

KYOTO--Cultural properties rarely seen by the public are now on show as part of the Kyoto Winter Special Openings campaign.

KYOTO—Open leaves on the juniper haircap ... who is in charge of maintenance of the temple grounds. The temple is also famous for its moss garden featuring seven stone statues of “warabe ...

east of Kyoto, Kodai-ji Temple is a tribute to the maple and bamboo plants that dominate its expansive gardens. Surrounding the place of worship for followers of the Rinzai School of Japanese ...

Kyoto showcases the excellence of Japanese culture. Here is our pick of the best Airbnbs in Kyoto to see the cherry blossom.

Dior is set to present its Fall 2025 collection in the iconic Garden of Tōji Temple in Kyoto, Japan on April 15, 2025.

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

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.