Many enjoyers of the food and culture of Japan fantasize about one day getting the chance to travel to Tokyo to enjoy everything the country has to offer. However, while you'll be able to experience ...

Tourism has long fueled Kyoto's — and Japan's — economy, but the city now faces the growing pains of popularity. Today, this wildly popular Japanese city has been dubbed one of the world's "most ...

Japan is not typically considered a winter tropical escape. The most familiar images of Japan in winter include the thatched-roof houses of Shirakawago, blanketed in snow, and the snow-dusted monkeys ...

Japan is one of the world’s largest economies and a key destination and source country for foreign direct investment. Its cities each have their own industrial strengths, and in order – from the ...

Visitors often arrive in Japan with big expectations and just a bit of uncertainty. The country’s cities are dynamic and dense, with fast-moving transport systems and cultural details that can be ...

Columbus welcomed international visitors from one of its sister cities Monday morning. A delegation of city officials from Miyoshi, Japan is visiting Columbus through Thursday, including Mayor Tasuku ...

The Japanese city of Hatsukaichi in the Hiroshima Prefecture, home to the centuries-old Itsukushima Shrine, one of Japan’s UNESCO World Heritage sites, has introduced a new tax on visitors to its ...

KUWANA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture released two English subtitled PR videos, including “Rokkaen,” one of the leading tourist spots in Kuwana City, and “Deep Dive into the ...

Among all the landmarks of history, from Wittenberg or Waterloo to Lexington or West Berlin, none have burned more deeply into 20th century consciences than Hiroshima. With every U.S. or Soviet ...

Two swords once carried by samurai have been found during excavations in Ichijodani, one of medieval Japan’s largest cities. On the outskirts of Fukui, a city of a quarter of a million people in ...