Babysitting for foreign tourists is booming in Japan, driven by rising demand for foreign-language childcare that lets families explore the country more freely.

Travel experts have rounded up eight distinctive New Year's Eve traditions from around the world, including some surprising ...

Kyoto needs little introduction: picture glimpsing a geisha disappearing down a narrow alley; the stillness of a stone garden ...

There are a lot of different ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Japan. If you want to get orthodox, tradition says you should make a midnight visit to your local temple to literally ring in the new ...

A woman pushes a baby in a stroller as she walks past cherry blossoms trees in full bloom in Tokyo on March 29, 2015. FILE ...

From the perfectly silent trains to the midnight salary man meltdowns, I discovered that Japan's zen facade conceals a ...

Kyoto hit 11 million visitors in 2024, the Japan National Tourism Organisation reports, a record that could quite possibly be ...

In Japan’s ancient wooden temples, a soft ringing sometimes drifts through the halls even when no bell has been struck. Visitors walking through places like Kyoto’s Sanjūsangen-dō or Nara’s Tōdai-ji ...

TEATRIP JAPAN is an invitation to immerse in the fascinating world of Japanese green tea. In Japan, tea is much more than just a beverage—it is a living expression of culture. For centuries, the tea ...

Kentaro Hayashi, right, who continues humanitarian aid work in Myanmar, offers prayers in memory of the earthquake victims and for an end to the civil war, at Kotoku-in temple, home of the Great ...