Join me for my first impressions of Kyoto, Japan—a city where ancient temples, peaceful gardens, and hidden alleyways blend seamlessly with modern life. In this video, I explore the sights ...

Alternative Kyoto: how Japan's culture capital became a hotspot for live music Beneath the surface of sedate geisha teahouses and hushed shrines, Kyoto is a hotbed for legendary live music ...

Traveling to Kyoto is high on the wishlist for most tourists who come to Japan. The city is home to countless shrines, golden temples, and walls of bamboo forest and hidden gems amidst the canals.

She’s among the Kyoto trip leaders who work for the standout operator Inside Japan Tours. As tourism to the country continues to surge, true experts like Drake are increasingly hard to find and ...

By Vivian Morelli KYOTO, Japan — On a recent Saturday morning, Sayoko Sugiyama was busy making some warabi mochi, a soft and chewy confection that is just one of the many delicate traditional ...

“The important thing for Japan is to try to spread tourists to local areas, other than places like Tokyo or Kyoto, [or] Osaka. There are also many other nice places… attracting more tourists ...

Nara and Kyoto provide windows into Japan’s traditions, while Osaka is cut from Tokyo’s commercially modern cloth. And in terms of your best spa-centric hotel stays, each is a parallel to its ...

About 70 kilometers north of Kyoto, Japan’s bustling cultural epicenter, sits the small fishing town of Takahama. Known today for its pristine beaches and surfing, during the Heian Period (794 ...

Directly connected to Karasuma Oike Station, Ace Hotel Kyoto couldn't be easier to find ... One of the nicest touches is a drip coffee maker; Japan takes its coffee very seriously indeed.