Travel & LeisureRecalling Steve Jobs' love affair with Kyoto
Tech tycoon saw Zen simplicity in ancient capital's art, gardens, sweets
Steve Jobs, who helped U.S. computer maker Apple develop into a multinational tech giant, visited Kyoto repeatedly during his life, marveling at its Zen-inspired aesthetics. © AP
KOKI IZUMI, Nikkei staff writer
October 30, 2022 13:52 JST
KYOTO -- Steve Jobs, who transformed U.S. gadget maker Apple into a multinational tech giant, visited Kyoto a number of times during his life. He learned from Japan's Soto school of Zen Buddhism and, in a biography, said that Zen Buddhism was aesthetically sublime, and that the sublimity of Kyoto's gardens were a reflection of that faith.