With the cost of hotel rooms rapidly rising in central Osaka and Kyoto prefectures amid overtourism, Nara prefecture is ...

Explore Japan on foot with this guide to its most walkable cities, expert tips and top Japan walking tours to enrich your ...

New Idea's Holly spent the time of her life in Japan - all thanks to a week-long guided tour group with travel gurus, ...

Some of Japan’s most rewarding day trip experiences lie just beyond the bustling hubs of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka.

A Chinese man who placed joss paper into a fortune-drawing money collection box at Japan’s Sensoji Temple has sparked online outrage and criticism of bad tourist behaviour. A video that circulated on ...

We explore a massive abandoned Buddhist complex in Japan, once a shortcut pilgrimage site. Discover golden structures, hundreds of statues, and the forgotten relics of a vanished dream. Our journey ...

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 ...

This is a tour of the Kiyomizu Dera Temple in Kyoto Japan. If you are looking for an impressive temple experience with a great food street then consider visiting here next time in Kyoto. This is the ...

This is probably one of the most recognised architectural structures in the country. The famous Kailasa Temple is carved entirely out of a single basalt rock. It is one of the most visited and ...

Get facts, photos, and travel tips for the Borobudur Temple Compounds, a World Heritage site in Indonesia, from National Geographic.

Key Highlight: The temple is very special, serene and a must-see. You'll want to combine a stop here with a visit to the Golden Pavilion since the two sit within walking distance of each other. Every ...

NARA--Todaiji temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, will partially ease COVID-19 restrictions and reopen the Shunie torch-bearing ceremony to the public during the main event from March 1 to 14. Also ...