Beginning in the 17th century, the Nakasendo trail connected Kyoto and Edo, now modern-day Tokyo. Along this path, 69 designated post towns operated as resting stations where weary travelers could ...

The technical term for the event is “coupling,” but it’s known colloquially as the “Shinkansen kiss.” For Japanese rail fans, it’s a big deal. For foreigners, it is a unique insight into the ...

Archaeologists rediscover Ichijodani, a formidable stronghold that flourished amid medieval Japan’s brutal power struggles ...

With a new monograph publishing this month, the Japanese designer, at 83, discusses his pioneering technique, lifelong ...

We’re at the penultimate episode of the season which, as expected, is mainly about things cooling down from the Great Kyoto ...

Within the stunningly decorated wooden walls of an immense temple in Kyoto, you'll find an unusual artifact of human hair ...

Last spring, the Japan National Tourism Organization reported back-to-back months with more than 3 million inbound visitors, ...

“We wanted to do right by these buildings.” In Kyoto, a young couple, Sam Brustad and Yuki Shirato, turned to Pritzker Prize–winning architect Kazuyo Sejima, a cofounder of the Tokyo-based ...

At the time of reporting, there has not been a significant response to Trump's proposal of building the ballroom, though he was met with cheers and approval when he spoke about his plans.

The cost of redeveloping the former Bay building in downtown Winnipeg has risen more than 50 per cent and some of the amenities that were planned have been scaled back or removed altogether.

SINGAPORE: Empty high-rise buildings, loud blasts and smoke, and a decommissioned MRT train can be found in this “city”. A group of soldiers gets ready to enter and kill enemy troops inside ...