The "ethereal beauty" of classical Japanese Noh theatre informed Kengo Kuma and Associates' design for the Banyan Tree hotel ...

Nestled in the hills of the city’s Higashiyama ward, a short walk from the famous Kiyomizu-dera Temple, the brand’s first ...

With the growing influx of tourists in Japan, implementing regulations to manage their numbers has become a pressing need. A ...

A review of the Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto, a new luxury hotel that is a peaceful refuge from the crowd's in one of ...

Kaii Higashiyama was a Japanese artist known for his nihonga style paintings that often depicted nature. Born in 1908 in Yokohama, Japan, he later lived in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan. He was educated at ...

KYOTO—Excitement filled the air at Imakumanokannonji temple in Kyoto’s Higashiyama Ward when four “maiko” (apprentice geisha) ...

The hefty tourism numbers put Japan ahead of schedule when it comes to the country’s goal of hitting 60 million foreign ...

Chiba, Ueno, Hamamatsu, Inuyama, Higashiyama and Kyoto ... Having learnt that our “distant relatives” arrived in Japan for the first time 70 years ago in December, I decided to meet the ...

In 2023, Japan recorded 1.8 million and 1.9 million visitors during March and April, respectively. In 2024, those monthly ...