A hotel most well known by locals, Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo offers a rare pocket of serenity in an otherwise bustling ...

As overtourism strains Japan’s major cities, Gifu Prefecture offers travelers a slower, more intimate way to experience the country’s culture.

Tokyo is famous for its urban sprawl, but you're never far from some greenery amid the skyscrapers. There are spacious parks and verdant nature escapes within the city limits, perfect for enjoying the ...

Tokyo reigns supreme in Japan’s ramen world. Sure, Sapporo has its rich miso ramen and Fukuoka has some of the best creamy tonkotsu pork ramen, but Tokyo has it all: rich and funky niboshi ramen made ...

Some of Japan’s most famous foods — sushi, yakitori, tonkotsu ramen — make the country’s food scene seem a bit daunting for visitors or locals who keep vegan or vegetarian diets (or avoid items like ...

Japan’s largest population center and main economic engine, and home to the nation’s capital, Tokyo is known around the world. Renowned as one of the world’s top cities and the capital of Japan, ...

The Tokyo Skytree project started in 2006. From the beginning, its creators determined to draw on the oldest Japanese architecture and aesthetics even as they crafted an ultramodern tower befitting ...

For Muslim tourists, planning a travel itinerary to countries that are not Muslim-majority can be challenging, especially ...

Tokyo — When three men armed with crowbars ransacked a luxury watch shop in broad daylight in Tokyo's posh Ginza shopping district this week, onlookers stood by and watched the robbery play out in ...

A fundamental change came in December 2022 when former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government adopted a security strategy stating the need for Japan to acquire strike-back capability with ...