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Exploring the shops around Kyoto with an OMO ranger, or guide from the hotel. Because so much was slated to open across Japan in time for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, this past year saw a number of Kyoto newcomers. share this article Kyoto has long been considered the epicenter of Japanese heritage, tradition, and preservation: As Japan’s ancient capital from 795 to 1868, many of the city’s temples, shrines, and parks stretch back to the 8th-century Heian era, when the city was established and modeled after the Chinese Tang dynasty capital, Chang’an. It’s only during the las...

For more than 1,400 years, Yamabushi monks have been walking Japan's sacred mountains, believing that this harsh natural environment can bring enlightenment.

Japan's mountain ascetic hermits For more than 1,400 years, Yamabushi monks have been walking Japan's sacred mountains, believing that this harsh natural environment can bring enlightenment. In an ancient forest of towering cedars, all was silence except for the chirping of unseen birds. Suddenly I heard the tinkling of a bell. Through the mist, a dozen figures emerged, walking in single file. Led by the Tolkienian figure of a man with a long grey beard, they looked like ghosts, dressed all in white. They were Yamabushi: Japanese mountain worshippers. For more than 1,400 years, centuries be...