Entering Hotel Sowaka in Kyoto's famous Gion district feels like stepping onto the set of the Disney+ series "Shōgun". Guests leave their shoes – and any expectations of a typical hotel stay – at the ...

KYOTO (Reuters) - For generations, artisans and merchants in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto lived in thousands of traditional "machiya" townhouses that are steadily disappearing or falling into ...

KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nazuna Co., Ltd., in partnership with JECT ONE Co., Ltd., announced the commencement of operations of ANJIN Gion Shirakawa, a luxury lodging facility in Gion Shirakawa, ...

Tokyo — The glorious ancient monuments, Zen temples and soaring pagodas of Kyoto have made it a major tourist draw for a century. The Japanese city's population is only about 1.5 million, yet it ...

In July, Kyoto celebrates the historic Gion Matsuri festival, one of Japan’s most famous and long-running traditions. With origins dating back to 869, the event draws more than one million people each ...

KYOTO--Beware the “yokai” ghouls and hobgoblins that prowl the boundary between the netherworld and the human world. Business operators here have seized on this legend of old Kyoto to ramp up ...

The centuries-old tradition of soba, a type of buckwheat noodle, has been declared an intangible cultural heritage in Japan. This recognition also extends to the establishments that serve them, like ...

KYOTO, Japan >> Tofukuji Temple in Kyoto features a large Zen meditation space that spans about 200 square meters. On Sunday mornings, the sound of a priest using a stick to strike the shoulders of ...

As a Japanese cosmetics brand, it’s not surprising that Parado would draw parallels between the shades if its lip plumpers and the colors of cherry blossoms. They even have a series that they call ...

It’s said that the pizza Margherita was created in honor of Italy’s Queen Margherita of Savoy, and that its three toppings, red tomatoes, white mozzarella, and green basil, were chosen to represent ...