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

Many of them hope to catch a glimpse of the iconic entertainers in Japan's two most popular destinations, Tokyo and Kyoto, as well as Kanazawa and Hakone. A geisha poses with her shamisen ...

Japan will designate Buddhist Manpuku-ji Temple in Kyoto as a national treasure, and six other structures as important cultural properties. A meeting at the Agency for Cultural Affairs reached the ...

The world's first structure draped in Kyoto's traditional Nishijin brocade will feature at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, showcasing an innovative use for the finely-woven material amid a decline ...