Experience Japan's rainy season charm with lush landscapes, vibrant hydrangeas and serene indoor attractions—perfect for a ...

Discover the best ryokans in Kyoto for autumn 2025, with garden views, onsen baths, and seasonal kaiseki meals perfect for a ...

Start your second day in Kyoto with a daybreak hike at Fushimi Inari Taisha,passing through a rumored 10,000 torii gates as ...

Japan’s sidewalk restaurants, known as “yatai,” have almost entirely disappeared—except in Fukuoka, where they’ve undergone a ...

Harvard University is battling the Trump administration’s attempt to block it from enrolling international students, citing ...

Explore Japan like never before with these must-play open-world games, ranging from feudal samurai sagas to supernatural Tokyo streets.

In Kyoto, Google Maps isn’t your friend. It does an OK job for wayfinding, but operational hours listed for individual businesses can be frustratingly incorrect, and the user reviews are ...

This curated guide maps out 25 essential stores—from the vibrant Kawaramachi-dori and Kyoto Station to the timeless Sannen-zaka and serene Arashiyama Shopping District—delivering must-get souvenirs, ...

The Kyoto District Court determined that despite suffering from a delusional disorder, Aoba was mentally competent to be held criminally responsible for his actions. Initially, his defense team ...

Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times We stayed on the banks of the Shirakawa River, not far from the city’s Gion district ... for the reflected sun. A map of Kyoto and environs highlighting ...

KYOTO -- Kyoto's famed Gion district is struggling to balance its centuries-old way of life against the pressure to welcome ever-greater numbers of foreign tourists, some of whose misbehavior has ...

At the Kyoto outpost, there is a variety of free activities for children, including an in-hotel treasure hunt where kids are given a treasure map and instructed to find ... walk): Book a tour in ...