Grace Cheng, a 22-year-old travel blogger based in the US, has visited Japan 11 times. Cheng has a soft spot for cultural activities and authentic Japanese cuisine. While Cheng says Tokyo is a ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tax is just one of the ways that Japan is combating overtourism, in addition to offering free Japan Airlines flights for ...

Several Japanese cities are increasing the “bathing tax” for overnight visitors to onsen (hot spring) resorts, in an attempt to deal with rising tourism. This tax has been raised in regions including ...

The production of knives flourished in Sakai due to the rich history of traditional metal processing techniques. Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images Eighty-five-year-old Etsuro Ikegami wipes the ...