KYOTO -- At the Gion shopping district and elsewhere in this west Japan city, solar-powered "smart" garbage boxes were ...

A Kyoto Prefecture-based company has developed earphones covered in pure gold and adorned with diamonds that can send sound ...

GO app is a practical and convenient taxi-finding app that allows you to request a cab in English using your smartphone.

Are you one of 40 million travelers expected to visit Japan soon, but want a place less touristy than Tokyo and Kyoto?

Atami-zakura is among the earliest region to bloom, with blossoms opening between late January and early February. The blooms ...

Prince Hisahito, the only son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, has obtained a driver's license, sources said ...

Weather officials warn that areas in the Kinki and Tokai regions that typically see little snow may be hit with heavy ...

Beyond Tokyo lies the charm of the Gifu prefecture. After a dream holiday, writer Lizzy has compiled the ultimate Gifu travel guide.

KYOTO--Hailed as an architectural masterpiece from the early Showa Era (1926-1989), the former Narutakiryo residence in the ...

While Mie may not have the name recognition abroad of its famous neighbors, Osaka and Kyoto, the prefecture boasts plenty of ...

Higashiomi is located about 250 miles west of Tokyo, between Kyoto and Nagoya, and I traveled there with my wife because it's ...