Kyoto is one of those rare cities that stays with you. It slows you down, reconnects you with yourself and reminds you of the ...

Despite being just a two hour bullet train from bustling Tokyo, Kyoto offers travelers a very different pace. Home to hundreds of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, this peaceful city is well known ...

The past two columns in this space have focused on the formal gardens of Kyoto, Japan and some ideas that can be borrowed from them for use in our own home gardens. But what about the average urban ...