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8 best Kyoto temples and gardens for stunning autumn night illuminations
Experience the best night views in Kyoto, with illuminations lighting up autumn leaves at the city’s temples and gardens
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How to visit Kyoto’s Ruriko-in Temple for its viral autumn leaves reflection
Your guide to the famous Ruriko-in Temple in Kyoto: autumn leaves, illuminations, ticket info and how to get there
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The spectacular momiji tunnel train in Kyoto is running until mid-December
Here’s your guide to riding the viral Eizan Railway to see one of Japan’s most stunning autumn leaves illuminations
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Kyoto's Arashiyama Bamboo Forest forced to cut bamboo to combat graffiti vandalism
Persistent graffiti not only damages the beauty of this revered bamboo grove but also threatens the health of the plants
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Your first look at teamLab’s stunning new Kyoto museum, its largest in Japan
The new teamLab Biovortex Kyoto features over 50 immersive digital art installations in the collective’s biggest space yet
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Winter Illuminations in the Former Foreign Settlement of Kobe
Along Akashimachi-suji avenue, near Daimaru Kobe department store, over 100,000 LED lights adorn the trees, creating a sparkling display that continues until...
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Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece / The Scroll II
For the first time, fans of 'One Piece' can experience the complete version of 'Hundred Views of Pirates', a grand visual panorama reimagined as a fine art...
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Light Cycles Kyoto
Held at the Kyoto Botanical Gardens, Light Cycles Kyoto is an immersive sensory experience that uses light and sound not only to reveal the...
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Kobe Luminarie
Initially launched in 1995 to honour the victims of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, Kobe Luminarie has evolved to become a cherished annual...