KYOTO--To be far from the madding crowd here is to live the impossible dream ... unless you happen to be an early bird. Tourists, too, bemoan the wretched overcrowding that can make sightseeing a ...

KYOTO--Sushi restaurants that have flourished overseas are opening branches in Japan’s ancient capital here in rapid succession, to lure in the growing number of hungry inbound tourists. In September, ...

KYOTO -- An experimental website displaying tourist congestion predictions based on Wi-Fi access by mobile device users is in operation for the popular Arashiyama district of this western Japan city, ...

Kyoto’s red gate-lined Fushimi Inari Taisha, little known among foreign tourists a decade or so ago, has been TripAdvisor’s top Japanese landmark for the last five years. There’s nothing like a scrum ...

Japan boasts countless attractions and historic sites, but which landmarks are worth checking out? New research reveals the top 10 places to visit in the popular destination.

Kyoto, Japan, is increasing its tourist tax by up to 900% to combat overtourism. The tax hike aims to manage the strain on city infrastructure caused by a record number of visitors. The new tax, ...

Japan was at the top of my travel wish list for years, and I’m not the only one. More than 688,000 Canadians visited the ...

Traditional tea houses, ornate temples, late-night ramen culture, pink cherry blossom, and autumn leaves that turn a crisp, deep red. These are just some of the many things Japan is famous for — and ...