With 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Japan is ideal for those who like to explore the historical and environmental aspects of ...

In western Japan, Himeji Castle is preparing to implement a dual-rate admission policy. Starting in March 2026, local ...

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After decades of relative decline, the capital of Japan's Kansai region is launching major projects and attracting numerous ...

Transience has come to inform so much of Japan’s culture — even its sense ... On our right was Nijo Castle, where, Nishibori informed me, the Meiji Restoration began. It was here, in 1868 ...

The Kansai Pavilion, which features exhibits from nine prefectures in the Kansai region — Shiga, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama ...

In Japan, the simple act of walking has long been connected to working toward enlightenment.

Striving to restore their original appearances, many feudal-era castles around Japan are replacing their modern concrete-built main keeps with ones made from timber. In bygone days, every ...

Pure white "ginryoso" flowers, or Monotropastrum humile, bloom among fallen leaves at Oomiwa Jinja shrine in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, on April 22, 2025. They have begun to bloom in various spots ...

A thunderstorm warning from the Japan Meteorological Agency for Nara Prefecture had been in effect since that morning. The JMA said that cold air over Japan collided with warm, moist air circling ...