Akane Odake explores the ‘Galápagos Syndrome’ and its relationship to a decline in marriage and, subsequently, birth rates in Japan.

Kyoto-born best-selling author Haruki Murakami’s haunting story is about a Japanese writer, his mistress and her boyfriend who claims to burn barns in order to maintain his sense of moral balance.

Zara Miller goes looking for silence amongst Kyoto’s 2000 temples and shrines.

Little seen and rarely heard, Kyoto’s homeless population has a story to tell and Christo Geoghegan is listening.

Kyoto, originally a target for the atomic bomb, fatefully remained untouched during WWII. Erin Spens travels to Hiroshima to meet a real survivor.

Feminist Charlotte Stroud looks at Kyoto’s celebrated Geisha and tries to define their place in society.

A photo series by Christo Geoghegan documenting traditional Kyoto businesses inside and out.

Rachel Jonas travels to the Kitayama forests north of Kyoto to find out if this ancient type of sustainable forestry is indeed sustainable.

Michael Baxter reveals the art and history of Kyoto-style sushi, developed to meet the refined taste buds and please the eyes of the emperor and aristocracy.