A dolphin pool, a penguin park and a giant wave pool could soon join the historic buildings and ancient Buddhist temples in Kyoto, Japan’s former imperial capital. As early as June, work will begin on ...

In Tokyo for the Olympics, TODAY senior international correspondent Keir Simmons took the time to visit the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto, a city of unparalleled beauty and the cultural heart of ...

Plan Ahead: Thanks to its scenic setting and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (it's part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto), it should come as no surprise that Kiyomizu-dera Temple is a ...

Our frozen New Year's Eve was enchanting. To ward off the cold, we slipped into an American-style bar in midtown called Hannah's, named for "Hannah and Her Sisters," the Woody Allen film. Movie ...

KYOTO—Researchers may have uncovered the ruins of one of the largest ancient cafeterias for a Buddhist temple in the Nara Period (710-784). The Kyoto prefectural board of education made the ...

KYOTO, Japan — The videos fill up space on YouTube, the photos running for page after page on Google Images. Japan as a place of death and destruction, massive brown-blue waves, shaking high-rises, ...

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama plays the taiko drum with the Akutagawa High School Taiko Club members Friday during her visit to Fushimi Inari Shinto Shrine in Kyoto in western Japan. Taiko drums are ...