Known as the cultural capital of Japan, the city is home to numerous Buddhist temples, the Imperial Palace, Shinto shrines, ...

It is now easier to reach Gifu prefecture from Europe with direct flights from Helsinki to Nagoya. View on euronews ...

The city of Kyoto is known as Japan's cultural and spiritual capital. It's for good reason: Kyoto has hundreds of Buddhist ...

KYOTO -- At the Gion shopping district and elsewhere in this west Japan city, solar-powered "smart" garbage boxes were ...

Raku Buses, which leave from platform D2 at Kyoto Station, will shuttle you quickly between tourist areas, skipping most non-tourist stops. Kyoto City Buses and Raku Buses cost 230 yen (about $2. ...

Hosted by the city government and the Kyoto City Tourism Association, the event is spread across 15 locations and runs until March 18. At Ryoanji temple, with its famous rock garden ...

Kyoto, long famed for its centuries-old temples, shrines and tea rooms, is experiencing an influx of arrivals, fuelled by a weak yen and the lifting of post-pandemic travel restrictions.

Japan lends itself to a multi-day guided walking trip, a rich culture with a surprising amount of wilderness to explore, ...

Another Jewish community was established in the port of Nagasaki. In fairly short order, the Russo-Japanese War and the Great ...

This surpassed the record of 31.9 million in 2019, immediately before the pandemic put the brakes on travel for leisure. Now, residents of the "golden route" cities — Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka ...