It's only about 10 minutes from downtown Kyoto. It does a marvelous job of representing the area's history while presenting a modern sheen (the bamboo-lined driveway is just one example).

At first glance you might mistake Four Seasons Kyoto for a modern-day Emperor’s Palace rather than a slick hotel. Its sheer ...

At the new Four Seasons Hotel Osaka, there's an exclusive modern ryokan within the hotel and an enticing culinary program.

KYOTO--A geisha community here will put on ... The 63rd installment of “Gion Odori” will be themed on the four seasons of Yasakajinja shrine in the city’s Higashiyama Ward.