A recent study found that Nara, Japan, has the most hidden gems in the country. Nara is home to 499 attractions, but it is ...

If you're willing to veer off more well-trodden tracks, you'll be rewarded with ancient hot springs, volcanic mountains and ...

For this Kyoto edition, we independently scoped out more than 350 venues and distilled the list down to the very best of the ...

Israeli envoy protests Kyoto guest house over policy of asking guests to declare they have never committed war crimes.

Lake Biwa canal facilities not only played key roles in water infrastructure and power generation, but also in irrigation and ...

More than 30,000 spectators were treated to an ancient Japanese imperial procession, a highlight of Kyoto's Aoi Matsuri ...

Japanese spas are in a league of their own. In the Kansai Trio (Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka), there are plenty, but these are the ...

KYOTO -- A "yabusame," or horseback archery, ritual was held at a Shinto shrine in this ancient Japanese capital to pray for ...

KYOTO--A special exhibition commemorating the 60th anniversary of Gucci’s arrival in Japan is now under way at the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art here. “Gucci Cosmos,” which runs until ...