Ahead of a record-breaking travel boom, the capital’s best stays fuse futuristic comforts with artisanal touches—proof that Japanese hospitality is constantly being reimagined.

A "great bathing" event to clean one of the largest bronze statues of Kobo Daishi in Japan was held at Imayama Daishi temple in the city of Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, on March 26. The statue is ...

A weeping cherry tree, which is said to be 600 years old, is blooming at a temple northwest of Tokyo. There are about 30 weeping trees at the Seiunji temple in the city of Chichibu, Saitama ...

In 1941, when the Japanese government was salvaging metal from wherever it could for the looming Pacific War, the nation’s largest Buddhist group readily handed over its temple bells for the ...

The Golden Route is the quintessential travel itinerary for first-time visitors to Japan. It traditionally includes Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and (sometimes) Hiroshima, offering a well-rounded introduction ...

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will open its first-ever property in Japan this summer and is now taking reservations for the Tokyo ...

Bangkok has been ranked the world's number one city for food and drink in Food & Wine's annual Global Tastemakers Awards.

Carefully chosen furnishings plus a Steinway piano still grace the interior of a pioneering music critic's workspace in the capital's Suginam･･･ ...

Many of Tohoku University’s facilities are built around and within the ancient war grounds of the city of Sendai. In 1913, Tohoku became the first university in Japan to admit female students. Tohoku ...

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows travelers with its stunning natural scenery, which visitors say is best viewed from the verandah off the temple's main building.

KYOTO—The World Heritage Ninnaji temple here is offering a stunning illumination event this autumn, with its national treasure, the Golden Hall, appearing to float through a serene sea of ...

Goshuin paper cutouts offered by some shrines and temples have been gaining popularity for their artistic designs which often feature seasonal motifs. Goshuin usually refers to a stamp given by a ...