It’s an invaluable opportunity to connect with the community and a fantastic way to dive into Kyoto beyond the usual tourist ...

Sealy's Cocoon Chill mattress offers tremendous value for all sleep styles. Here's our honest review after four months with this medium-firm foam bed.

Koto, a UK-based tiny-home company, makes minimalist cabins that are now available in the US for the first time. See the ...

It's never been a better time to visit Japan, and it can be an easy trip to plan. Don't stress about dinner reservations, and ...

It started with converting rooms for new purposes during COVID. Now some designers say that people are looking for "wellness ...

Let your clever garden water itself, from below! Traditional raised garden beds can be great, but they may require large amounts of soil to refill as their levels drop when the soil breaks down.

Spurred by the pandemic, extra bedrooms became home gyms, dining rooms morphed into multifunctional creative zones and ...

Parrot fish sleep under coral and even make themselves a protective mucus cocoon bed. Studies on captive giraffes have shown that they sleep an average of four hours per day, but this is only part of ...

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa ...

Westin debuted its Heavenly Bed in 1999. Twenty-five years later, the hotel chain introduced the Next Generation Heavenly Bed, featuring an upgraded mattress, bedding, and linens. Is it an ...

Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are prized for their zen experience, with travelers coming from around the world to lounge in natural pools and bliss out. The country is home to ...

For a country as safe and orderly as Japan, the terrorist attack was an unimaginable shock. It came just two months after the Great Hanshin earthquake, a 6.9-magnitude disaster that killed more ...