Overtourism is spoiling the country’s traditional draws – but its Three Great Gardens offer an opportunity to escape the ...

Known as the cultural capital of Japan, the city is home to numerous Buddhist temples, the Imperial Palace, Shinto shrines, ...

Ginzan Onsen, a hot spring town in the Yamagata region, is now limiting daytrippers in the winter season. Its dark wood ...

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

Avoid the crowds of Kyoto at this underrated Japanese city, where you can discover stunning gardens, preserved traditional ...

As peckish deer chase delighted tourists in Japan's temple-dotted Nara Park, a quiet but dedicated team of litter-pickers ...

Thus, Murakami’s grinning sunflowers and funny little monsters mingle with Kyoto locals in a painterly aerial view of centuries-spanning carnival chaos, all on a ground of gold and platinum leaf.

A man charged with the 2019 fatal arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio has dropped his appeal to overturn his death sentence, a Japanese high court said Tuesday, finalizing the verdict over ...

According to #traveltok, Kyoto is chaos. Perhaps you have seen the videos of tourists thrusting their smartphones at geisha as the women attempt, unsuccessfully, to shield their ivory faces.

Geisha Cafe Bar Hana is seen during a preview on Jan. 17, 2025, in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture. About 100 people visited the establishment over two days. (Mainichi/Yuki Motohashi) HAKONE, Kanagawa ...