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Tensions grow in Kyoto amid surge in foreign visitors

Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto faces an issue with disruptive behavior involving its bell ropes, leading the shrine to make a difficult decision.

International operatic soprano Asmik Grigorian makes her Metropolitan Opera debut this spring, starring as Cio-Cio-San in Puccinis Madama Butterfly.

Give your travels a healthy dose of fun with summer festivals that include the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Gion Matsuri, and 2024 Summer Olympics.

We are revisiting some past content on the science, economics and culture of cherry blossom season.

From Kyoto to Mount Fuji, popular Japan sites are limiting tourists amid a surge in visitors and bad tourist behavior. Here's what travelers to Japan should know.

There are pockets of pure serenity to be found in Japan’s ancient capital, starting with a stay at this recently opened five-star hotel.

If you're booking a trip to Japan soon, these are the top hotels to consider that made my two-week trip.

As a whole "New Golden Age of Travel" continues to strengthen, 2023 will be remembered as a year when more travelers than ever stepped out to fulfill much dreamt-of journeys, vacations and family reunions, while an increasing number of business travelers resumed globe hopping for conferences and events.

The hotel group has hotels in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Niseko with exceptional culinary offerings.