This ancient style of garden uses symbolism and simplicity ... offers fall color. 9. Add a zen-like water feature Japanese ...

Zen rock gardens, or karesansui (translated as "dry-mountain-water"), originated in medieval Japan and are renowned for their simplicity and serenity. The most famous of these can be found in ...

Tuck into local delicacy conger eel rice and stay at hotels that cost a fraction of Kyoto and Osaka's prices. Read more at ...

In a city brimming with ancient temples ... That’s actually a nickname. The Zen temple’s official name is Rokuonji, which literally means deer garden temple. Somehow, I associate deer with ...

He was particularly fond of Kyoto and over the course of 25 years, he got to know the ancient Japanese capital ... a 500-year-old Zen temple known for its rock garden. Oshima took Jobs there ...