I’ve written this itinerary for visitors that are coming from Tokyo on the Shinkansen and planning to take a day trip to Nara ...

Kyoto City Buses and Raku Buses cost 230 yen (about $2.35) per trip, but you can purchase a one-day bus pass for 600 yen (about $5.50) if you plan on riding a lot (kids younger than 12-ride for ...

(However, pinpointing the exact dates of the cherry blooms is a gamble; the notoriously temperamental cherry trees can begin flowering on any given day from ... summertime trip to Kyoto can ...

Just 45 minutes by train, Nara is home to the awe-inspiring Todai-ji Temple, which houses a towering bronze Buddha. Stroll through Nara Park to interact with its famous, freely roaming deer.

Kawajiri echoes this, and says to forgo “loud or attention-seeking” clothes on your trip. “Showing your body in naked-style clothes [in Kyoto] isn ... start to the day,” she says.

Kyoto is a true embodiment of Old Japan awash with beautiful vestiges of its past glory. Beyond the futuristic Kyoto Station, modern shopping complexes, and sleek luxury hotels, lies a city with ...

Visitors who stay the night end up paying or dinner and accommodations in Kyoto, so they spend three to five times more than the people who only make a day trip. However, only a quarter of ...

Six Senses Kyoto ushers in a new era of luxury travel in Japan, marking the brand's highly anticipated debut and its parent ...

Around 90 members of the Kyoto Tachibana High School marching band departed from Kansai Airport on Oct. 5 on their trip to Taiwan ... National Day is Taiwan’s equivalent of Japan’s National ...