A luxurious suite at a temple lodging facility on Mount Koya, a sacred Buddhist site in western Japan, has been attracting a ...

In hotspots like Kyoto you sometimes have to queue for the queues, but escaping the country’s overtourism problem couldn’t be simpler ...

Divided into the four prefectures of Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima and Kochi, Shikoku can be reached by air, train, bus or ferry from Japan's major cities. With its 88 temples and sacred sites ...

People say it carries the voice of the deities, which seemed appropriate as we were on the Kumano Kodo, Japan’s ancient ... The Kumano Kodo, a sacred route for over 1,000 years, is an antidote ...

Since home brewing was outlawed in 1899, the shrine is one of the few places permitted to produce doburuku sake, which it treats visitors to during the Doburoku Matsuri festival, held every year ...

Japan has been a destination of choice for travellers from across the world, with several areas, not least large parts of Tokyo and Kyoto, groaning under the weight of overtourism. Ski resorts are ...

For some time now, Japan has been a destination of choice for ... Ski resorts are reporting similar issues. The Kumano Kodo, a sacred route for over 1,000 years, is an antidote to that.