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 ...

Led by Grammy-winning Terell Stafford, the ensemble took a long-awaited trip to Tokyo last spring, wowing the audience at a ...

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

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 ...

KYOTO—Following the wishes of its Irish creator, a prominent sculpture at the Osaka Kansai Expo is now on public display at ...

The Jains had a modest plot of land in Buena Park about 20 miles from downtown Los Angeles. But their community hall was too ...

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 ...