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Japan’s sidewalk restaurants, known as “yatai,” have almost entirely disappeared—except in Fukuoka, where they’ve undergone a ...

Accommodation struggles to meet demand, so the arrival of this new high-end ryokan near the minimalist ... office and private home near Kyoto’s central station in the 1930s, and when the company ...

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The best way to get around Kyoto is by bus and on foot. The abundance of English-language signs and announcements make Kyoto's bus systems easy for visitors to navigate. But all those bus fares ...

(10 of the best new hotels in Japan, from traditional ryokans to tropical treehouses) Hoshinoya Okinawa: Japanese luxury hotel chain Hoshinoya Okinawa is a seaside Ryukyu-style retreat that offers ...

Tonight I staying in a traditional Japanese in which are called Ryokans. They say this is the ... Welcome, everyone to Kyoto, Japan. This is an ancient city, but also a truly metropolitan one.

Kyoto on the Japanese Island of Honshu was once the national ... of them while there is a limit on budget accommodation in others. Traditional Japanese Inns, ryokans, are an option in some ...

The Ryozen Museum of History focuses on the end of the Bakufu and the Meiji Restoration, the first of its kind. The museum houses over 5000 articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi, with ...

Guesthouse イマジン アネックス is situated a 3-minute walk away from Kyoto Station. This accommodation features free WiFi access and two Japanese-style rooms with tatami (woven-straw) flooring. Guests can ...