In Japan, there are a number of parks ... The parfait is available at Itohkyuemon’s Uji, JR Uji Station, and downtown-Kyoto Gion Yonjo cafes, while the sweets plate is only on offer at the Uji and JR ...

Instead we hopped on the efficient subway (although you really do not need to say that in Japan as practically everything is efficient) and left our hotel early each day. From downtown Kyoto ...

The world’s most popular cities may be inundated with tourists, but you don’t have to become part of the crowd – just switch ...

You can reach several top attractions, including Nijo Castle, Gion, the Nanzen-ji Temple as well as downtown Kyoto and the Southern Higashiyama district, home to the Kiyomizu-dera Temple and ...

A unique coffee shop concept that's been long in the making for the city of Lancaster has arrived: Kyotobrew, a ...

The Kyoto-headquartered company currently has four other stores, three of which are in Japan (Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo), with ...

Aman Kyoto opened in November 2019 as the group’s third hotel in Japan, and as a result of the ... the crowds of downtown Kyoto are nowhere to be found. Instead, guests are left to relax and ...

KYOTO--Under the blaze of the scorching sun, 23 elaborately decorated floats paraded through downtown streets here ... The Gion Festival, one of Japan’s three largest festivals, returned to ...

Japan is home to amazing cultural events – so plan your trip around these Japanese celebrations in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and ...

Sake producers are struggling to find a way to keep the party going as whisky continues to gain ground among drinkers in the country.

Undoubtedly one of Osaka’s most famous festivals, Tenjin Matsuri is also one of Japan’s three big traditional celebrations, along with Kyoto’s ... take place in downtown Sendai with the ...

From Hokkaido's pristine powder-snow peaks to the neon-lit drinking warrens of downtown Osaka, inbound tourists are flocking ...