This video captures our first visit to Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara. We explore cultural landmarks, local food, and daily life in three of Japan’s most iconic cities.

As any local will tell you, Osaka is proudly different. Japan’s third biggest city has a reputation for being fun-loving and ...

With the cost of hotel rooms rapidly rising in central Osaka and Kyoto prefectures amid overtourism, Nara prefecture is drawing attention as an attractive alternative.

The blooms are expected to start flowering on March 19 in Tokyo, with full bloom a week later. Read more at straitstimes.com.

For its 10th anniversary, Kyoto Nippon Festival has tapped some of Japan’s leading creative talents for its contemporary ...

If you want a single word that captures Osaka’s approach to food, try kuiadore – eat until you’re broke. Yes, Tokyo has more ...

The shinkansen isn’t the only way to get around Japan, but it’s the fastest, the most comfortable, and the most convenient. That combination, though, also means that it’s the most popular mode of long ...

Kyoto is one of those rare cities that stays with you. It slows you down, reconnects you with yourself and reminds you of the ...

Unlike many art fairs, where artists are represented by galleries and rarely present, Artists’ Fair Kyoto allows you to meet ...

US gaming operator Hard Rock International is expected to apply for an integrated resort licence in Japan in 2027 when the bidding reopens.

Every month, the Japan Tourism Agency, part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism, releases statistics about the total number of hotel stays in Japan (i.e. the total number ...

The existing plan, adopted by the then LDP-Komeito coalition in 2016, has faced opposition from some due to environmental and ...