Archaeologists excavating the site of the former Yamashiro Kokubunji Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, recently uncovered the ...

Police in Seika, Kyoto Prefecture, on Tuesday arrested a 27-year-old Swiss man who was wielding a knife on a train station platform. According to police, an employee at JR Hosono Station called 110 at ...

Heart-shaped ice sculptures were among the Valentine's Day gifts presented to a giant panda in Japan. Fuhin, a four-year-old female, lives at a zoo in the western Japanese town of Shirahama, Wakayama ...

KAMEOKA, Kyoto Prefecture--Officials from the operator of the sightseeing boat that capsized in the river here say the accident resulted from the steersman falling overboard and the vessel ...

A popular anime has inspired a young man to move here where the show is set and become active in the community around a local ...

The occupancy rate of hotels in Kyoto City was 78.5% in 2024, 5.1 higher points than 2023. The average daily rate (ADR) was ...

The latest announcement is out from TESS Holdings Co., Ltd. ( ($JP:5074) ). TESS Holdings Co., Ltd. reported a significant ...

"There isn't a huge upswell of opposition that would involve the industry as a whole," said Shigeki Kitahara, advisor to the Kyoto Prefecture Ryokan Association, an industry group of hotels and inns.

Destination dupes are popping up around the world as travellers for alternatives to traditional hotspots or to find road less ...

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A city in Hiroshima Prefecture has begun offering overnight stays at Fukuyama Castle, a site dating back 400 years, as ...