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No. of foreign visitors to Japan tops 40 mil.

Tourists pack a street near Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 20, 2026. The number of foreign visitors to Japan surged 16 percent to an estimated 42.7 million in 2025, exceeding 40 million for the first time.

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Japan: Autumn Colors Reach Their Peak Across Kyoto, Attracting Visitors 2

Kyoto is witnessing peak autumn foliage across various locations, attracting large numbers of both domestic and international tourists.

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Kanji for "kin," meaning gold or money, chosen as best to characterize 2024

KYOTO, Japan, Dec. 12 Kyodo - Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "kin," meaning gold or money, with a calligraphy brush on Dec. 12, 2024. The character was selected as the best single kanji to symbolize the national mood for the year as Japanese athletes had their second-best ever performance at the Olympics with 20 gold medals in Paris, while a money scandal rocked the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo)

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JAPAN-KYOTO-CHINA-BONSAI AND SUISEKI EXHIBITION

(231125) -- KYOTO, Nov. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a bonsai and suiseki exhibition at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan, Nov. 24, 2023. A four-day bonsai and suiseki exhibition commemorating the 45th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship kicked off here on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-KYOTO-CHINA-BONSAI AND SUISEKI EXHIBITION

(231125) -- KYOTO, Nov. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows an 800-year-old bonsai during a bonsai and suiseki exhibition at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan, Nov. 24, 2023. A four-day bonsai and suiseki exhibition commemorating the 45th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship kicked off here on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-KYOTO-CHINA-BONSAI AND SUISEKI EXHIBITION

(231125) -- KYOTO, Nov. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Consul General in Osaka Xue Jian (1st R), Mori Seihan (2nd R), abbot of Kiyomizu-dera Temple and other guests look at an 800-year-old bonsai during a bonsai and suiseki exhibition at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan, Nov. 24, 2023. A four-day bonsai and suiseki exhibition commemorating the 45th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship kicked off here on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-KYOTO-CHINA-BONSAI AND SUISEKI EXHIBITION

(231125) -- KYOTO, Nov. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows bonsais during a bonsai and suiseki exhibition at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, Japan, Nov. 24, 2023. A four-day bonsai and suiseki exhibition commemorating the 45th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship kicked off here on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Travelers to Japan top 10 mil. in Jan.-June

The Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto in western Japan is crowdes with foreign tourists on July 19, 2023. Government data shows foreign arrivals to Japan from January to June topped 10 million for the first time since the same period in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic.

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Travelers to Japan top 10 mil. in Jan.-June

Foreign tourists walk around the Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto in western Japan on July 19, 2023. Government data shows foreign arrivals to Japan from January to June topped 10 million for the first time since the same period in 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic.

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COVID mask rules eased in Japan

Tourists wear masks as they walk around a popular tourist spot near Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto on March 13, 2023, despite Japan's easing of its COVID-19 guidelines on mask-wearing the same day, with the decision to wear them now left up to individual choice.

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Aerial photo of snow-capped Kiyomizu-dera

KYOTO, Japan - Snow-capped Kiyomizu-dera, a historic Buddhist temple and a UNESCO World Heritage site in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto, is seen in this aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 19, 2014.

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Kanji of year in 2 decades exhibited in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation starts an exhibition of the "kanji" Japanese character representing social conditions of each year from 1995 to 2013 at Kiyomizu-dera, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Dec. 1, 2014. This year's kanji will be added after its announcement on Dec. 12.

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Burnt ancient cornerstone of Kyoto temple found

KYOTO, Japan - The Kyoto Prefectural Board of Education announces the discovery of what seems to be a cornerstone of the famed Kiyomizu-dera temple burnt down during the 1467-1477 Onin War in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 11, 2014.

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Kiyomizu-dera illuminated

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto is illuminated on the evening of Nov. 9, 2012.

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Kiyomizu-dera illuminated

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto is illuminated on the evening of Nov. 9, 2012.

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Kiyomizu-dera illuminated

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto is illuminated on the evening of Nov. 9, 2012.

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Snow-covered Kiyomizu Dera in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kiyomizu Dera, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, covered with snow on Jan. 17, 2011.

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Japan revamps policy to tackle new flu

KYOTO, Japan - Students wear face masks as they visit the popular tourist spot Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto on a school excursion on May 22, a day after a 10-year-old boy in the city was confirmed to be infected with the new influenza.

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Obama-inspired kanji chosen as best characterizing 2008

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori, head of Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto, writes the character ''hen,'' which means ''change'' in English, on Dec. 12 as the character has been chosen as the single best kanji to characterize the year 2008.

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Kiyomizu-dera temple

Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto is lit up on March 26, 2021.

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Tourist city Kyoto covered with snow

Photo taken Jan. 20, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the snow-covered Kiyomizu-dera Temple (front) and Japan's ancient city of Kyoto, which saw snowfall on the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto lit up

Photo taken on Nov. 13, 2015, shows Kiyomizu-dera lit up in Japan's ancient capital Kyoto. The temple will be open to visitors until 9 p.m. from Nov. 14 to Dec. 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto lit up

Photo taken on Nov. 13, 2015, shows Kiyomizu-dera lit up in Japan's ancient capital Kyoto. The temple will be open to visitors until 9 p.m. from Nov. 14 to Dec. 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese master painter Seiki Kuroda's drawing auctioned

An oil painting by Japanese maestro Seiki Kuroda (1866-1924), titled "Kiyomizu-dera temple in autumn," is auctioned in Tokyo on July 18, 2015. It fetched 5.8 million yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto temple defaced with oily liquid

Investigators examine oily liquid found at Kiyomizu-dera, a Buddhist temple, in the western Japanese city of Kyoto on April 27, 2015. The UNESCO World Heritage site was one of the several properties which have recently been found defaced with oily liquid across the nation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scrolls depicting 1,200-year history dedicated to Kiyomizu temple

Scroll paintings totaling 65 meters long drawn by Mutsumasa Hakozaki, professor emeritus at Kyoto Saga University of Arts, are shown in Kyoto on April 6, 2015, after they were dedicated to Kiyomizu-dera, a Buddhist temple in the western Japanese city. The nine scrolls of paintings depicting the temple's 1,200 years of history took Hakozaki about 10 years to complete and will be shown to the public from April 25 to May 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scrolls depicting 1,200-year history dedicated to Kiyomizu temple

Scroll paintings totaling 65 meters long drawn by Mutsumasa Hakozaki, professor emeritus at Kyoto Saga University of Arts, are shown in Kyoto on April 6, 2015, after they were dedicated to Kiyomizu-dera, a Buddhist temple in the western Japanese city. The nine scrolls of paintings depicting the temple's 1,200 years of history took Hakozaki about 10 years to complete and will be shown to the public from April 25 to May 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiyomizu-dera's light up test before night hour opening

Kiyomizu-dera, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, is lit during a test light up on March 27, 2015, before the start of the special night opening in spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiyomizu-dera's light up test before night hour opening

Kiyomizu-dera, a Buddhist temple in the city of Kyoto, Japan, is lit during a test light up on March 27, 2015, before the start of the special night opening in spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Michelle Obama watches Noh performance at Kyoto temple

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (C) watches a performance of the Japanese classical drama Noh at Kiyomizu-dera temple in the ancient capital of Kyoto, western Japan, on March 20, 2015. U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy is on her left. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wheelchair-bound Thai traveler enjoys smooth tour at Kyoto shrine

A Japanese tour guide (R) poses with a wheelchair-bound tourist from Thailand at the Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto, western Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on Dec. 30, 2014. The Buddhist temple is one of many tourist stops undertaking renovations to become friendly to people with physical disabilities ahead of the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kiyomizu-dera temple

Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto is lit up on March 26, 2021.

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Kiyomizu-dera temple

Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto is lit up on March 26, 2021.

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Kiyomizu-dera temple

Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto is lit up on March 26, 2021.

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Japan revamps policy to tackle new flu

KYOTO, Japan - Students wear face masks as they visit the popular tourist spot Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto on a school excursion on May 22, a day after a 10-year-old boy in the city was confirmed to be infected with the new influenza. (Kyodo)

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Obama-inspired kanji chosen as best characterizing 2008

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori, head of Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto, writes the character ''hen,'' which means ''change'' in English, on Dec. 12 as the character has been chosen as the single best kanji to characterize the year 2008. (Kyodo)

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Garden at the Jojuin sub temple of Kiyomizu-dera

Built in the early Edo period, Jojuin garden is known as the Moon Garden. A lantern stands amid the stone structures, and small bridges are built between the small stones in the lake. At the rear of the trees are cut backs. A gardener can be seen.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number2‐14‐0]

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Kanji of year in 2 decades exhibited in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation starts an exhibition of the "kanji" Japanese character representing social conditions of each year from 1995 to 2013 at Kiyomizu-dera, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Dec. 1, 2014. This year's kanji will be added after its announcement on Dec. 12. (Kyodo)

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Snow-covered Kiyomizu Dera in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kiyomizu Dera, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, covered with snow on Jan. 17, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto lit up

Kiyomizu-dera, a famous temple in Kyoto, western Japan, is illuminated on Nov. 11, 2016, ahead of beginning extended opening hours from Nov. 12 to Dec. 4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kanji meaning 'new' picked to best characterize year 2009

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori (R), chief priest of Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto, and Akio Kioi, head of the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, pose for photos after Mori wrote the character ''shin'' on a large piece of ''washi'' Japanese paper on Dec. 11, 2009. The character, which means ''new'' in English, has been chosen as the single best kanji to symbolize the year 2009. (Kyodo)

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Kanji meaning 'new' picked to best characterize year 2009

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori, chief priest of Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto, writes the character ''shin,'' which means ''new'' in English, with a dash of a calligraphy brush on a large piece of ''washi'' Japanese paper on Dec. 11, 2009. The character has been chosen as the single best kanji to symbolize the year 2009. (Kyodo)