"Iconic cities like Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka have certainly captured the world's attention, and with Osaka hosting the World ...

Kyoto is a great place to explore on two wheels when the weather is nice (read: spring and fall). The grid layout of the streets, the bounty of English-language signage and relatively flat terrain ...

Back in the city, there are a few streets where all of the tourists go. The Higashiyama ward, where many of the small streets have the feel of the feudal-era Japan, can be packed by midday.

Japan’s ancient capital Kyoto needs the foreign visitors it had grown weary of back, with some blaming Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for not doing enough to reopen travel to overseas tourists.

Kyoto, Japan’s cultural capital, has attracted overseas tourists in considerable numbers since well before World War II. A famous example was the great comic actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin ...

In Kyoto’s narrow, historic streets, police have turned to bicycles to tackle dangerous behavior by cyclists and e-scooter riders. The Kyoto Prefectural Police’s bicycle patrol unit — known ...

Kyoto, Japan, shuts down streets over what it perceives to be mass tourism. Travel Trends for 2025: Top Destinations and Cost Insights. Kayak’s latest report on what to expect for 2025 travel reveals ...