The best way to get around Kyoto is by bus and on foot. The abundance of English-language signs and announcements make Kyoto's bus systems easy for visitors to navigate. But all those bus fares ...

Despite the growing throngs of attendees, it’s the smaller details of the Kurama Fire Festival that add up to more than the ...

Dubbed the “Venice of the East” on social media and elsewhere, the city is not in danger of sinking but is working to ...

But Japan is about 26 times smaller than the US. Crowded into such limited space, most residents of a city like Kyoto have no backyard and only limited street frontage. But this does not deter ...

At nearly 400 feet, Sanjusangendo Hall is the longest wooden structure in Japan (there are archery ... The temple sits across the street from the Kyoto National Museum, and many visitors suggest ...

According to a recent Visa survey, Japan tops the list of Singaporeans' favourite travel destination for 2024. Duh! In fact, ...

Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto is a one-of-a-kind stay in the iconic Japanese city. As Japan continues to be a popular ...

The Kyoto Whopper, a collaboration between Yadaime Gihei, a 230-year-old rice business in Kyoto, the historic former capital ...

Osaka's Danjiri festivals are "thrilling processions" where hundreds of men haul intricately handcrafted wooden floats ...

After you enter the premises of the Mitsui, you’re escorted to the lobby, which looks out into the central courtyard garden. On a nice day, the staff will open the floor-to-ceiling windows so the ...