Kanazawa Castle: The Maeda Clan Stronghold
A travel guide to Kanazawa Castle, the reconstructed fortress of the powerful Maeda clan, beside Kenroku-en garden.
Kanazawa Station and the Tsuzumi-mon Gate
A guide to Kanazawa Station, famous for its dramatic Tsuzumi-mon wooden gate and Motenashi Dome welcoming visitors to the city.
Kanazawa Travel Guide: Garden, Castle & Old Towns
Your complete Kanazawa travel guide hub: Kenroku-en garden, Kanazawa Castle, the station gate, and a Shirakawa-go day trip.
Kenroku-en: Kanazawa’s Celebrated Garden
A travel guide to Kenroku-en in Kanazawa, ranked among the three most beautiful landscape gardens in Japan.
Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto: the Golden Pavilion on the Water
A complete travel guide to Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto’s dazzling gold-leaf temple, its mirror pond, Zen garden, and tips for visiting.
Kitano Ijinkan: Kobe’s Historic Foreign Quarter
Kitano is Kobe’s most atmospheric old neighbourhood, a hillside district of Western-style mansions built by foreign traders and diplomats after the port opened in 1868. Strolling its sloping lanes gives
Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto: the Temple on the Wooden Stage
A travel guide to Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto’s hillside temple famous for its wooden stage, Otowa waterfall, and Higashiyama streets.
Kobe Beef and Nankinmachi: Eating in Kobe
No visit to Kobe is complete without tasting the city’s most famous export. Kobe beef, a strictly certified grade of Tajima wagyu, is prized for its intense marbling and melt-in-the-mouth
Kobe Harborland and Meriken Park
Kobe’s waterfront is the city’s most relaxed and photogenic area. Meriken Park and the adjacent Harborland combine the iconic red Port Tower, a giant Ferris wheel, shopping malls and wide
Kobe Travel Guide: Port City of Mountains and Sea
Kobe is one of Japan’s most appealing port cities, hemmed between the mountains and the sea. Cosmopolitan history, a famous night view and world-renowned beef make it a rewarding stop,
