Tokyo is an obvious choice, but beyond the capital city ... Kyoto," Kamakura's ancient streets hide a fun, modern charm and should definitely be added to your Japan itinerary.

In addition to being home to the eyeglasses capital of Japan, Fukui prefecture is filled with well-preserved ancient architecture, historic sites and temples, as well as newer attractions ...

When I arrived in Japan in 1994, I wasted little time in traveling across the country as much as I could, assuming, as most of us do, that I'd only be here a year or two. I saw a good deal that ...

4. The wooden strip was excavated in 2001 from a site thought to be the location of an "Emon-fu" guards' office that was part of the central government in Japan's ancient capital of Fujiwara-kyo.

Japan has always been a place where the visible and the invisible coexist, and though August is the traditional period here when the worlds of the living and the dead overlap, who’s to say ...

Kyoto has been using its name to boost tourism in various regions of Japan for over 30 years. In 1985—with a goal to work together in preserving local history and culture as well as promote tourism — ...

While Japan’s overtourism issues may be causing ... Specifically, the deer who live in Nara, the ancient capital outside of Kyoto that is home to a series of UNESCO-recognized historic buildings.