KYOTO—Researchers may have uncovered the ruins of one of the largest ancient cafeterias for a Buddhist temple in the Nara ...

Archaeologists excavating the site of the former Yamashiro Kokubunji Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, recently uncovered the ...

Travel to Japan has exploded in recents years. Sustainable tourism advocates say the country needs to be proactive at ...

Banning Airbnbs and cruise ships. Taxing visitor stays. Capping attendance figures. Has tourism become a dirty word in 2025?

Kyoto first became Japan’s capital in the eighth century. With its beautiful temples, philosophical gardens and elegant ...

Silver Whisper embarked on a 70-day, 37-destination Grand Voyage through Asia on February 15th, visiting eight countries, ...

Orthodox Easter (which this year falls at the same time as Roman Catholic Easter) is the most important religious holiday in ...

It is considered one of Japan’s three great Tenjin shrines, alongside Dazaifu Tenmangū in Fukuoka and Kitano Tenmangū in Kyoto ... coincides with Japan’s university entrance exams, students ...

Shikkoku,” which uses the character for “lacquer” and means “jet black,” is the perfect word to describe the deep and ...

A towering wooden “Grand Ring” built for Expo 2025 in Osaka pays homage to Japan’s architectural history and is a symbol of ...