Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will halt production at its subsidiary Daihatsu Motor Co.'s factory in Kyoto Prefecture later in the day due to a parts shortage following an explosion at one of ...

MIYAZU, Kyoto Prefecture--A tourist destination here cracked the top 100 in a global certification organization’s ranking of sustainable sightseeing spots the world over. Miyazu found itself on ...

Police in Seika, Kyoto Prefecture, on Tuesday arrested a 27-year-old Swiss man who was wielding a knife on a train station platform. According to police, an employee at JR Hosono Station called 110 at ...

KAMEOKA, Kyoto Prefecture—Five foreign visitors can don the armor of a samurai, mount a horse and ride alongside a feudal lord during the 52nd Kameoka Mitsuhide Festival here on May 3.

This spring, go see a 1,000 year-old sakura tree, a castle surrounded by cherry blossoms, a riverside carnival and more ...

The new venue is designed to address the Prefecture’s shortage of indoor facilities that can host both national and ...

Tsuyama, nicknamed “Little Kyoto,” is an off-the-beaten-path destination in northern Okayama Prefecture. Tsuyama is ...

Night - Clear with a 40% chance of precipitation. Winds from NW to WNW at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 30 °F (-1.1 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 54 °F (12.2 °C). Winds ...