Located in Kansai, Nara is considered to be the oldest city in Japan. It was the country's first permanent capital and played ...

Digital art collective Naked is transforming Kyoto temples and castle with projection mapping and illuminations ...

Kyoto, where tradition meets tranquility, offers a unique winter experience. Unlike its bustling summer months, winter in ...

From historic villas to ceramic shops, here's how every art and design lover should make the most of 48 hours in Kyoto.

Mixing heritage with modernity, Ogata at The Shinmonzen is a new teahouse nestled into a boutique hotel designed by master ...

Kyoto is relaxed and the sceneries make it seem as if you have teleported to old Japan like in those mangas or Ghibli movies.

The Nishijin Textile Center is the perfect starting point for anyone interested in Kyoto's silk weaving tradition. Here, ...

Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back ...

By providing loans and other services to low-income consumers and businesses, especially in developing countries, ...

On October 28, 2023, Yuta Kanazawa, a 23-year-old office worker, secretly took photos up a woman’s skirt with his smartphone ...

Tradition and ritual are still vital in the daily life of this pacific nation, whether exploring neon-lit metropolises and ...

Tradition and ritual are still vital in the daily life of this pacific nation, whether exploring neon-lit metropolises and ...