Mexico's Gracelia Iturbide is getting her first major retrospective in Japan, while Congolese photographer Pamela Tulizo is ...

James travels from Tokyo to the ancient capital of Kyoto, where a robot guide shows him its temples and shrines; James joins a biker gang for a spin around Mount Fuji; he is entertained by a geisha ...

Ayaka Yoshida, a 27-year-old member of the Mie Prefectural Assembly ("gikai") representing the Japanese Communist Party, has ...

Explore top hotels in Kyoto like Six Senses and Banyan Tree to witness sakura season with scenic views and unbeatable cultural access.

KYOTO -- Audiences were treated to a final rehearsal for the annual month-long "Miyako Odori" dance performance by geisha and ...

U.N. climate agreement in Japan has been turned into a play that explores the politics and personalities behind the first ...

Once Japan’s Imperial capital, the city has been a spiritual and cultural epicentre for more than a thousand years. That ...

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, top, celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of ...

Also known as a "departure tax", this tax was introduced in 2019. It is automatically included in travel fares and applies to all individuals leaving Japan by air or sea, including both foreign ...

Battling overtourism and littering, Mount Fuji will now double its tourist tax. Here's what travelers should know.

Last spring, the Japan National Tourism Organization reported back-to-back months with more than 3 million inbound visitors, ...