KYOTO (Reuters) - For generations, artisans and merchants in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto lived in thousands of traditional "machiya" townhouses that are steadily disappearing or falling into ...

I never thought I'd want to live in an old Japanese house. I've always heard they're creaky and cold. However, I was surprised at how nice and cozy they could be inside. More than that, I really ...

Kyoto’s machiya not only exude aesthetic refinement but are also very comfortable to live in, being functionally designed to adjust temperature and humidity and to withstand earthquakes. These ...

Kyoto is frequented by over 50 million visitors a year. One of the city’s charms is an elegant townscape of traditional townhouses standing in rows at uniform height. Familiarity with key features of ...

If you’ve ever visited or even stayed at traditional places in Kyoto, you might have come across the word machiya (町屋). The term directly translates to “townhouse”, but as an architectural style, it ...

Kyoto needs little introduction: picture glimpsing a geisha disappearing down a narrow alley; the stillness of a stone garden ...

As the sun sinks into Kyoto’s heritage-soaked skyline, there are a few things you can do. One is to go to bed as early as a ...

KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nazuna Co., Ltd., in partnership with JECT ONE Co., Ltd., announced the commencement of operations of ANJIN Gion Shirakawa, a luxury lodging facility in Gion Shirakawa, ...

My old old girlfriend bought and restored a machiya. She did it with me helping when I could get to Kyoto. I learned a bit about machiya and could see how the place was originally made. She needed to ...