Built in A.D. 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from its foundation until the middle of the 19th century. As the centre of Japanese culture for ...

Kyoto Animation will commemorate the victims of the tragic arson attack that took place four years ago by building two memorial monuments. More like this Japanese Film Festival 2025–26 Dates Announced ...

A monument dedicated to the victims of the July 18, 2019, arson-murder attack on Kyoto Animation’s headquarters in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, was completed on Sunday. Thirty-six employees died and 32 ...

While the Allies during World War II mustered a group of art experts in the European Theater in a largely successful effort to retrieve art work stolen by the Nazis, the Pacific had only one Monument ...

“Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto” is one of the most typical World Heritage sites situated in urban context. Although its component parts are limited to temples, shrines and a castle, it is quite ...