Japan is a fascinating country with a unique mix of modern innovations and ancient traditions. It has one eye fixed on the ...

There are endless urban centers to visit in Japan beyond Tokyo and Kyoto. To shift in a different direction from those two heavily touristed cities ... Sign up The ancient coexists with the ...

The Kyoto city assembly approved Tuesday sharply raising the lodging tax for people staying at hotels and other ...

Built in A.D. 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from its foundation until the middle of the 19th century. As the centre of Japanese culture for ...

There are 538 very uneven, steep and slippery stone steps to climb before I reach the Kamikura-Jinja Shrine. But once I get to the top, I will be at one of the oldest and most sacred places in the ...