The best times to visit Kyoto are from March to May and from September to November when the weather is the mildest. However, the blooming cherry blossoms in spring and the vibrant fall foliage are ...

Spring oysters, packed with umami before spawning, have been attracting attention in recent years. We visit Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan's largest oyster-producing region, to learn more.

If you’re thinking about coming to Japan in October, then you’ll be visiting at one of the best times of the year. October is ...

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 ...

Taggers and squatters continue to target a multi-million-dollar mansion in the Hollywood Hills that neighbors say has been vacant for more than two years. KTLA's Sandra Mitchell talks to neighbors ...

Kyoto, Japan’s cultural capital, has attracted overseas tourists in considerable numbers since well before World War II. A famous example was the great comic actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin ...

But nine years ago, local leaders took a risk that few other hot spring towns in Japan were willing to accept: They built a geothermal power plant to turn their precious hot spring water into a ...

11, 2024. (Mainichi/Yoko Minami) KYOTO -- Japan's ancient capital on Sept. 11 launched the nation's first initiative to solicit donations from the rapidly increasing number of foreign visitors to ...

The best-realized dish was the seared Alaskan salmon with spring vegetables ... replica of a palace in the Yamashiro Mountains near Kyoto, Japan, the grounds remain well preserved with a garden ...