The only times it will get loud are when you head to some of the major tourist destinations, especially Nishiki Market (a ...

A two-and-a-half-hour Shinkansen ride from Tokyo’s glittering skyline lies Osaka. Japan’s second-largest city boasts a ...

Two seasoned trip planners on how to best tour the Golden Route through five cities, including Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka.

The stunning historic city of Kyoto is home to thousands of temples ... towering gates. There are two main buildings separated by a wooden bridge. On that bridge, you'll find the temple's most ...

Many of Kyoto's top attractions pay homage to a Japan of the past, but the Kyoto International Manga Museum focuses on a very current form of Japanese art. Manga is a style of comics that exploded ...

KYOTO—One of the main buildings at Nijo-jo Castle here, a UNESCO World Heritage site, will reopen to the public on Sept. 1 after being closed for 17 years, the city government announced on June 17.