This spot is a bit hard to find and tucked away from the main shopping arcades but trust Google Maps ... day in Kyoto, we ...

Designed by renowned Japanese architect, Kengo Kuma, the Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto Hotel is thoughtfully designed as a sanctuary situated at the boundary between the historic city and the bamboo ...

Fortunately, it’s also led to an influx of new hotels, particularly of the luxury variety, like the Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto. Nestled in the hills of the city’s Higashiyama ward ...

Sushi Azabu Higashiyama, a sushi restaurant from New York City, opened in September near the Yasaka Pagoda, a noted tourist destination packed with foreign visitors in Kyoto’s Higashiyama Ward.

KYOTO—Excitement filled the air at Imakumanokannonji temple in Kyoto’s Higashiyama Ward when four “maiko” (apprentice geisha) appeared on stage, wearing white makeup and sporting ...

Kaii Higashiyama was a Japanese artist known for his nihonga style paintings that often depicted nature. Born in 1908 in Yokohama, Japan, he later lived in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan. He was educated at ...

Japan welcomed the most visitors in history in 2024, as the country’s weak currency fuelled a tourism boom that drew 36.8 million people to the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’.

Funami-zaka is a steep slope in the harbour city of Otaru in Northern Japan. It’s famed for being featured in the 1995 ...

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 ...

KYOTO – Japan has set its sights on growing its luxury travel market with parts of the country suffering from overtourism, although the idea of luxury often seems to check the same boxes.