Katsuo-ji offers visitors two different types of Darumas: the Kachi-Daruma, the classic doll known as “the winning Daruma” ...

Everyone goes to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Why not try spots like the bustling port of Yokohama or the serene monasteries of ...

Oracle Red Bull's driver Yuki Tsunoda talks us through the must-see places in Tokyo ahead of his home race at the Japanese ...

Ahead of a record-breaking travel boom, the capital’s best stays fuse futuristic comforts with artisanal touches—proof that Japanese hospitality is constantly being reimagined.

(By comparison, Asakusa Senso-Ji Temple in Tokyo draws 30 million worshippers annually.) “Japanese visitors tend to come for the autumn leaves and during the New Year, while overseas visitors ...

As the economy boomed after the second world war, private bathrooms became increasingly common and the demand for bathhouses ...

Once Japan’s Imperial capital, the city has been a spiritual and cultural epicentre for more than a thousand years. That ...

One of Japan’s most colourful festivals, the Sanja Matsuri is a rowdy mix of religious ritual and wild street party ...

As far back as the 14th century, the lush backyard of the contemporary Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo was called Tsubakiyama, or ...

Big Four Japanese firm Mori Hamada has bolstered ... and photographic equipment manufacturer Nikon and lectures at Tokyo’s Temple Law School and Hitotsubashi University.