Travel to Japan has exploded in recents years. Sustainable tourism advocates say the country needs to be proactive at ...

The weak yen has spurred many Chinese nationals to visit Japan, while food is the biggest motivator for them to travel to the ...

The city of Kyoto is known as Japan's cultural and spiritual capital. It's for good reason: Kyoto has hundreds of Buddhist ...

Japan’s southernmost main island, Kyushu, is a land deeply connected to nature. Known for its volcanic terrain, lush forests, ...

A walking tour of the Kiso Valley offers glimpses of the golden age of Japan’s great printmakers.

With reports swirling of harassed geisha, parking-spot punch-ons and tourist litter killing sacred deer, it’s no wonder some locals are worried about preserving their way of life – though others view ...

The hotel company is also on track to double its estate in Japan following the introduction of three new brands.

Japan also announced last year new regulations and a tourist tax for climbing Mount Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site, due to overcrowding. Still, the experts who spoke to BI said Japan should ...

In Japan, it’s all about the snow ... ski rentals and lockers to a minimart and an on-site onsen, or hot spring. The mountain’s beginner slopes are next door. Doubles start at ¥12,600.

Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka-- are increasingly infuriated by outsiders who do not follow the customs that are so fundamental to ...

Be lord (and lady) of 400-year-old Fukuyama Castle in western Japan by booking a stay in its moon-viewing turret; meals, ...