Japan’s biggest island is home to so many of the country’s popular highlights that the classic tour has become known as Japan ...

Kyoto needs little introduction: picture glimpsing a geisha disappearing down a narrow alley; the stillness of a stone garden ...

From hatsumōde to victory charms, many athletes have rituals that are rooted in the spiritual side of Japanese sport.

The new year brings a fresh start, symbolized in some cultures by the cherubic baby New Year who replaces the old year that ...

Instead of focusing on flashy new rides, Asakusa Hanayashiki leverages its history as a strength with attractions that ...

When Koshoin Temple officials sought to build a wooden pagoda here, they were told it would be impossible to erect one in ...

Japanese, especially newcomers to Japan, many of the customs and traditions of New Year may seem hard to understand. New Year or oshogatsu is the most important holiday period in Japan for families ...

A signboard critical of “me first” actions has won an annual contest featuring fairly common yet often overlooked fixtures ...

For decades, Bali topped the list of overseas destinations for Australian holidaymakers, News.Az reports. Affordable resorts, ...

A record-breaking number of travellers have been flocking to Japan, with the country desperate to disperse tourism by urging ...

Drummers pounded in the New Year and a stampede of computer-generated horses was shown over part of the Great Wall as China ...